Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Le Roux, Wessel"
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The active and passive voting rights of convicted prisoners in South Africa and the United Kingdom
Bekeer, Cindy-Lee Neavera (University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of this mini-thesis is to assess the present position regarding prisoner disenfranchisement in South Africa from a human rights perspective, and to recommend reforms of South African electoral legislation as ... -
The constitutional status and role of selected chapter 9 institutions
Nomvungu, Mfundo (University of the Western Cape, 2022)The centuries of colonialism and apartheid that preceded the democratic transition in South Africa were characterised by such large-scale violations of human rights that the United Nations declared apartheid an international ... -
Corruption and the judiciary: A critical study of Uganda
Asiimwe, Esther (University of Western Cape, 2021)Corruption, or ‘the abuse of entrusted power for private gain’,1 has been identified by the World Bank as one of the greatest obstacles to economic and social development.2 In Uganda, widespread corruption limits access ... -
The (de) criminalisation of sexual conduct between same-sex partners: a study of Namibia, South Africa and Zambia
Mufune, Lwando (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The main objective of this paper is to explore the legal status of sodomy laws in three African states (South Africa, Zambia and Namibia) from an international human rights perspective. The paper presents an argument that ... -
Democracy in action: Public participation and the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights
Rossouw, Melene Cynthia (University of the Western Cape, 2012)While the Constitutional Court has repeatedly enforced a duty to meaningfully engage with communities where the provision of basic social services and goods is at stake, uncertainty about the form, extent and quality of ... -
Implementing the basic international law principles relating to indigenous peoples’ rights: a case study of Cameroon
Nguh, Augustin (University of Western Cape, 2013)Indigenous peoples constitute at least 5000 distinct peoples with a population of more than 370 million, living in 70 different countries. These peoples are typically subjected to a number of human rights violations (being ... -
The possibilities of institutional dialogue in South Africa through weak form judicial review
Kiewiets, John Henry (University of the Western Cape, 2012)The 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic and in enjoying this status it is prescribing the composition of the three different arms of government as well as each branch’s ... -
The ratification of the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, strategic litigation and the right of access to adequate housing
Rippenaar, Shéan Jamie (University of the Western Cape, 2018)Access to adequate housing is an important socio-economic right and is of central importance for the enjoyment of all rights. The right to access adequate housing is viewed as a fundamental human right and has been described ... -
Realising the human right to water in Malawi through community participation
Mbano-Mweso, Ngcimezile Nia (University of the Western Cape, 2015)Lack of universal access to water is one of the fundamental failures of development in the 21st century. Women not only disproportionately bear the burden of lack of safe water but also have the least opportunity to take ...