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Prosecuting the three core crimes: Complementarity in light of Africa’s new international criminal Court.
(University of Western Cape., 2019)
The principle of complementarity forms the basis upon which the International Criminal Court
(ICC) exercises its jurisdiction. This principle of international law first appears in the Preamble
to the Rome Statute and ...
Sexual rights violations during the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis examines the sexual rights violation in Eastern DRC, which has been described as the worst in the world. The sexual violence against women and children in this country is systematic and widespread and perpetrated ...
Towards an effective protection for independent adolescent migrants in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Every year approximately 33 million children leave their home countries and cross international
borders seeking refuge from war, instability, ethnic conflicts, natural and man-made disasters,
and extreme poverty. Among ...
Entrenching the right to regulate in the international investment legal framework: The African experience
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The existing traditional international investment law regime which is largely based on
the conventional European and North American Model Bilateral Investment Treaties
(BITs) has come under intense criticism. The argument ...
Effects of multiple trade unions in public institutions of South Africa: The case of Ekurhuleni East Technical and Vocational Education and Training College
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The power and influence of unions in South Africa is often associated with creating maximum
beneficiation for their members. This is based on their ability to, among other things, mobilise
industrial action and represent ...
The impact of legal process outsourcing in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO), the act of sending legal work to an offshore
destination or onshore to another location within the same country by a law firm or
legal department to a legal outsourcing company, has ...
Statelessness as a failure of international law: a critical analysis of the effects of statelessness on gender rights
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Statelessness is a global human rights problem affecting a vast number of individuals, families and communities worldwide. The concept of statelessness comes to existence as a conflict that was created by international ...
Sexual rights violations during the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 2005 and 2015
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This thesis examines the sexual rights violation in Eastern DRC, which has been described as the worst in the world. The sexual violence against women and children in this country is systematic and widespread and perpetrated ...
Inhuman sentencing of children: A foucus on Zimbabwe and Botswana
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
The prevalence of corporal punishment and life imprisonment sentences for children in Africa is tied to their legal history. Colonialism had an extensive impact on the criminal law of most African States, including the ...
‘Public participation and environmental law: A South African perspective’
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ‘despite being one of the world’s most liberal
constitutions, South Africans still have no transparent and participatory mechanisms for
deciding democratically on the ...