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Intercountry adoption in an African context: a legal perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Although it may seem ironic that a policy affecting so few children should engage so
much political and social attention, the symbolic significance of intercountry adoption far
outweighs its practical import. This fact ...
Die ontwikkeling van ʼn holistiese behuisingsevalueringsmodel vir laekostebehuising
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Human ecologists agree with the government’s view that a house encompasses more than a structure, and that its environment and location are equally important in meeting the needs and expectations of the occupants. This ...
Enforcing the economic, social and cultural rights in the South African Constitution as justicable individual rights: the role of judicial remedies
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Judicial remedies are, amongst others, a vehicle through which respect, protection, promotion and fulfilment of human rights can be delivered to those who need them. A remedy is the perspective from which litigants judge ...
An Assessment of the Significance of the International Labour Organisation's Convention 182 in South Africa with specific reference to the Instrumental use of Children in the Commission of Offenses as a Worst Form of Child Labour
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
An analysis of the various forms of child labour since the industrial revolution illustrqtes that the primary focus was on working children and regulating their admission to employment and conditions of work, as demonstrated ...
Institutional recognition and accommodation of ethnic diversity: federalism in South Africa and Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This thesis focuses on federalism and ethnic diversity. Using two case studies.
The domestication of international law standards on the rights of the child with specific reference to juvenile justice in the African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The thesis focused on how the advent of children's rights, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), has impacted on the subject of juvenile justice and embarked on a practical examination of law reform ...
Towards binding economic, social and cultural rights obligations of non-state actors in international and domestic law: a critical survey of emerging norms
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study argued that the issue of non-state actors requires a comprehensive response that includes the recognition of both non-binding and binding human rights obligations of these actors. It examined critically the ...
Life imprisonment in international criminal tribunals and selected African jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
It is rare in law and in other disciplines for a word or a phrase to appear to mean what it does not. This is, however, true when it comes to life
imprisonment or life sentence. I Unlike sentences like the death penalty, ...
The situs of the registered trade mark right in South African law considered in the light of parallel importation
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
National trade mark registers exist in most jurisdictions around the world despite the demands of international trade in the global economy', the global economy being reputed to abhor all barriers to trade such as those ...
Efficiency and social capital in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises: the case of Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
This study extends the existing literature on how social networks enhance the performance and sustainability of small enterprises. More specifically, the study isolates and investigates the mechanisms through which social ...