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Understanding kinship care of children in Africa: a family environment or an alternative care option?
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
In Africa generally, orphaned and vulnerable children are traditionally cared for by their relatives or close family friends; this is an abiding practice even in contemporary times. This was historically considered to be ...
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. ...
An analytical study of South African prison reform after 1994
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The history of prison reform after 1994 was shaped by the relationship between governance and human rights standards; the requirements for both are set out in the Constitution and elaborated on in the Correctional Services ...
Assessing the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Lusophone Africa (Angola and Mozambique)
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The harmonisation of rules on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in the southern African customs union
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The Member States of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) have set as their objectives, amongst others, the facilitation of cross-border movement of goods between the territories of the Member States and the promotion ...
The world trade organisation (wto) and the organisation of petroleum exporting countries (opec) mandates: regulating production quotas, subsidies, and corruption in oil producing countries-an African perspective
(2014)
African countries are faced with the daunting task of providing a comprehensive
regulatory framework for their natural resources. This is at both the international and domestic level. The statement is particularly true ...
Decentralisation, development and accommodation of ethnic minorities: the case of Ethiopia
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
Decentralisation of political, financial, and administrative powers to sub-national
units has been, and remains to be, a major trend in both developing and developed
states. Very often decentralisation is not optional ...
The right to freedom of religion in the public domain in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Within the context of South Africa‘s diverging religious, cultural and social backgrounds, new questions on the nature of a multicultural society are raised from the perspective of human rights. The universality and ...
Realising the right of children with disabilities to early childhood development in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2014)
This study sets out to establish what is required of the South African government to
comply with international human rights treaties and Constitutional obligations with
respect to early childhood development (ECD) for ...
Women’s Socio-Economic Rights in the Context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: Thematic Focus on Health, Housing, Property and Freedom from Violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The thesis finds that the majority of women affected by HIV and AIDS in South Africa still live in conditions of poor access to health services, inadequate access to housing, limited access to property and live amidst ...