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The right of access to information: The Constitutionality of the promotion of access to information bill
(2000)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ("the Constitution") as well as its precursor ("the interim Constitution") 2entrench the right of access to information. ln the Constitution the right of access to information ...
Inclusion by exclusion? an assessment on justiciability of socio-economic rights under the 2005 interim national constitution of the sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This research is an attempt to ascertain whether or not socio-economic rights provided for in the
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights(CESCR), ( and by implication all
other international human ...
Emerging, rights language and community knowledge discourse in Africa's biodiversity protection regime : a case study of OAU's Model Law
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Africa possesses huge amounts of genetic resources and traditional knowledge that sustain diverse small economies and local livelihood. The integrity of this natural wealth and cultural Pattern, however, is being seriously ...
The african commission on human and peoples' rights and the promotion and protection of prisoners, rights an analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
There is an estimated one million prisoners in Africa and most of them are detained in
overcrowded prisons and conditions that well below internationally accepted standards.'These
prisons hold both sentenced prisoners ...
A right to protected rivers: An analysis of the fulfilment of the State's Constitutional obligation to take reasonable legislative and other measures that promote the conservation and secure the sustainable use of rivers in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
This mini-thesis deals with the right to protected rivers whereby it analyses the fulfilment of the State's Constitutional obligation to take reasonable legislative and other measures that promote the conservation and ...
The right to environment under the Zanzibar constitution : a comparative analysis between revolutionary government of Zanzibar and the Republic of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
There are practical linkages between the respective causes of human rights and environmental protection since environmental harms and human rights abuses often go together. Moreover, threats to environment can themselves ...
The right to development as a normative framework For the human rights obligations of international financial institutions
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
Human rights are the product of different stages of human struggle that took place throughout history. The advent of the right to development in the international arena is part of the result of the struggle of developing ...
Dispute settlement mechanisms in regional trade agreements: the EU-SA perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This paper shall attempt to define and explain the various forms of dispute settlement in regional trade agreements. Trade Agreements from various continents as well as the World Trade Organisation will be scrutinised. The ...
Socio-economic rights in Africa: a critical evaluation of legal protection mechanisms and Implementation strategies
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
There is an emerging broad consensus that civil and political rights on the one hand, and
socio-economic rights on the other, are ingenerated and indivisible. Taken together, they
embody the cardinal norms which inform ...
Eradicating delay in the administration of justice in African courts : a comparative analysis of South African and Nigerian courts
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
A well functioning judiciary is a central element of civil society. It is the sole adjudicator over the political, social and economic spheres. Judiciaries in many African countries suffer from backlogs, delays and corruption. ...