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A critical analysis of the demobilisation, disarmament, reintegration and rehabilitation in relation to child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
In many countries around the world, approximately 230 million children are living in countries affected by armed conflict. 15 million of them were caught up, in various parts of Africa, in violent conflicts. Some of the ...
Assessing the right to physical access to justice, for persons with disabilities
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Access to justice for persons with disabilities is specifically safeguarded in a number of
international conventions, standards and recommendations. The Rights of Persons with
Disabilities to access to justice is explicitly ...
The scope and content of the child's right to identidy in the context of surrogacy
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The development of assisted reproductive technology (ART) has radically changed the
landscape of the conventional family. It has permitted a platform for the creation of
families and family structures with tremendous ...
Municipal Planning By-laws and the extent to which they give effect to the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013.
(University of Western Cape, 2017)
The spatial legacy created by the planning laws of the apartheid regime is still apparent in most cities
and towns across South Africa. The legacy of apartheid spatial planning reveals not only planning
which was undertaken ...
The use of ethnicity as a factor for demarcating municipalities: the case of Malamulele and Vuwani communities.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
In 1994, South Africa became a democratic country after many decades of resistance
against apartheid. In 1996, the Constitution which is the supreme law of the country was
adopted and provides for three spheres of government ...
The role of traditional leaders in local governance: A case study of Limpopo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Traditional leaders have existed in South Africa for a very long time. During the
apartheid era they were the rulers of Bantustans or homelands. The roles of traditional
leaders during the apartheid regime were, inter alia, ...
Exploring a sustainable anti-corruption regime for Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Corruption is among the world's devastating social, economic and political problems. It is
enormous to the extent that ''not one single country, anywhere in the world, is corruptionfree''.
Its effects on the quality of ...
Does a right to access to adequate housing include a right to the city in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The Constitution of South Africa is often commended for the protection that it affords to
socio-economic rights - including the right to access to adequate housing, 'Adequate'
housing is said to comprise of more than just ...
Pre-trial publicity: free speech versus fair trial
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
News coverage of high profile criminal matters has increased in South Africa. Such matters are
of public concern, as every citizen has a right to receive and impart information and to debate
openly and frankly matters which ...
Representation of ethnic groups in subnational political institutions: The case of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
With approximately 450 tribes and 250 ethnic groups in a territory of 2 345 095 km2,1the
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the world's largest, populous, and multiethnolinguistic
countries. Since the departure ...