Browsing Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence by Subject "Equality"
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The challenges that unmarried fathers face in respect of the right to contact and care of their children: can amendments to the current law make enforcement of these rights more practical?
(University of the Western Cape., 2016)Historically, unmarried fathers had no rights in respect of their children born out of wedlock. “Until 1998, the unmarried father had obligations to his child under common law, but did not have any inherent rights with ... -
Children's right to consent to medical treatment and a consideration of the changes effected in the Children's Bill B70 D of 2003
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Children's rights to consent to medical treatment and the balancing of parental rights have become the focus of much debate in South Africa over the last few decades. Issues concerning the age at which children can consent ... -
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 ... -
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the application of section 42 of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This paper evaluates s 42 of the South African Employment Equity Act (EEA) with specific focus on the application of the demographic profile of the national and regional economically active population by designated employers. ... -
The Illusion of the Rainbow Nation: The Unconstitutionality of Racial Classification?
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)In societies emerging from segregation or division based on the biological factors of race and/ or colour, the centrality (or lack thereof) of race and colour within those legal systems plays a critical role in the progression ... -
Sexual minority rights in Cameroon
(University of Western Cape, 2012)The objective of this study is to explore the criminalisation of persons based on sexual orientation in Cameroon in light of that country’s international human rights obligation. The study examines the constitution and ...