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Transitional justice in Rwanda a case study of fair trial process
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
ln countries undergoing a shift from a repression to democracy, the question of transitional justice presents, in a very conspicuous manner, the first test for the establishment of a real democracy with the rule of law. ...
Justice, truth and reconciliation under Rwandan domestic courts: specific reference to the Gacaca courts
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
lmmediately after the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the government of national unity faced the onerous task of reconstructing a country laid desolate by the forces of genocide.The infrastructure was destroyed, and human resources ...
Conspiracy to commit genocide as understood through jurisprudence of the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
ln 1995, following the atrocious crimes committed in Rwanda, the United Nations Security Council, with Resolution 955, established the international Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in an effort to hold the alleged ...
A critical analysis of legislation and policy pertaining to waste management and the control of pollution caused by waste in urban and industrial areas in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The central problem of my research is on how pollution and waste can be controlled and managed in urban and industrial areas. This is worthy of study because if the above said problem is not studied in order to be properly ...
The protection of children from exploitative labour within SADC :Human rights challenges of the regional integration initiative
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Childhood is a time for play, for growth, and for discovery. Sadly, for many of the world's
children, the reality is different. They are denied their childhood and with it, their
opportunity to develop. They are denied ...
Defining the limits of parliament's powers to intervene in the Exclusive provincial schedule 5 competences in terms of section 44(21of the constitution of south africa act, act no.108 of 1996, With reference to the liquor bill case
(UWC, 2000)
Constitutional law prescribes how power is exercised by the different branches of
government and organs of state. ln a federal state or a unitary state in which there is
a devolution of power to the regions, the allocation ...
Exorcising the antiquity spirit of intolerance : possibilities and dilemmas of decriminalizing sodomy laws in Uganda
(UWC, 2007)
This dissertation proposes various methods to decriminalize same-sex sexual intercourse as an offense in Uganda. Chapter One introduces the problem of the sodomy laws and how it has recently taken center stage in the ...
The principle of universal jurisdiction as a tool of international criminal justice: challenges for Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The subject of universal jurisdiction is of great relevance to all who work for human rights. I regard the search for ways to end impunity in the cause of gross violations of human rights as an essential part of the work ...
The enforcement of socio-economic rights in the African human rights system : drawing inspiration from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and South Africa's evolving jurisprudence
(UWC, 2003)
The need to protect human dignity, freedom, and equality paved the way for the development of the concept of human rights, from an idealistic assertion of vague principles to the adoption of the comprehensive international ...
The international criminal court and the principle of complementarity: a comparison of The situation in the democratic republic of the congo and the situation in darfur
(University of The Western Cape, 2008)
The purpose of the lnternational Criminal Court (ICC) is to investigate, prosecute and purush the most
serious crimes of international concern. These crimes are genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity
and the crime ...