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Decentralisation in Uganda : a critical review of its role in deepening democracy, facilitating development and accommodating diversity
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Uganda, like many African countries in the 1990s, adopted decentralisation as a state reform measure after many years of civil strife and political conflicts, by transferring powers and functions to district councils. The ...
Examining the parameters of the powers of the Minister of Local Government to issue policy directives to urban local authorities in Zimbabwe in terms of section 313 of the Urban Councils Act
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This is a desktop based study which will analyse relevant books and chapters in books relating to supervision of local governments by national and other higher level governments. It will also examine legislation, journal ...
On the threshold of political corruption : the case against lobbying in Germany
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Political lobbying is a recent and widespread phenomenon that arises in countries where many big and economically important companies are located. It is a relatively new phenomenon and the term 'lobbying' has featured in ...
The active and passive voting rights of convicted prisoners in South Africa and the United Kingdom
(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 law and policy for provincial and local government in Zimbabwe: the potential to realise development, bulid democracy and sustain peace
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The adoption of the 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe heralded a new era with high
expectations from ordinary citizens of Zimbabwe. Among other matters, the Constitution provides for a multilevel system of government with ...
An interpretation of the constitutional framework for devolution in Kenya: a comparative approach.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Kenya adopted a new Constitution in 2010, with devolution of political power, responsibilities and resources to newly created counties as its centrepiece and most transformative aspect. Devolution was intended to address ...
The significance of judicial independence in human rights protection: A critical analysis of the constitutional reforms in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The primary basis of this construction is that one of the roles of the judiciary is that of enhancing and protecting human rights. This is an important function which is best implemented through judicial independence. ...
The Promotion of Access to Information Act: a blunt sword in the fight for freedom of information
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Democracy in action: Public participation and the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights
(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 ...
Developing a Community Engagement Model as a Normative Framework for Meaningful Engagement During Evictions
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The research problem of this study is the jurisprudential inconsistency in the application
of the right in section 26(3) of the South African Constitution's Bill of Rights. The
inconsistency is due to inadequate conceptualisation ...