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Transformative provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : International Labour Organisation conventions and South African law relating to an employee with an acquired disability returning to work
(Universityof the Western Cape., 2015)South Africa has a total population of 52.98 million of which roughly 7.5% have a disability. In relation to the population of persons with disabilities, the Department of Labour reports that 0.9% of the workforce consists ... -
Transitional criminal justice after German Unification and its international impact
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Transitional justice after the military regimes in Nigeria: a failed attempt?
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Transitional justice in Rwanda a case study of fair trial process
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)ln countries undergoing a shift from a repression to democracy, the question of transitional justice presents, in a very conspicuous manner, the first test for the establishment of a real democracy with the rule of law. ... -
Tripartite Free Trade Agreement as a solution to increasing intra-African trade
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)Trade has been widely accepted as an important tool in spearheading economic growth and development. In many different parts of the world, countries have alleviated poverty and economically prospered through effective ... -
TRIPS and the WTO August 2003 deal on medicines: is it a gift bound in a red tape to developing countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study evaluated the benefits and the problems of implementing the World Trade Organization's decision on the implementation of Paragraph 6 of the Doha Declaration by developing country members. -
The TRIPS flexibilities and access to essential medicines in the developing world: are they sufficient and is our implementation adequate?
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The underlying rational behind the protection of intellectual property rights is to strike a balance between the interests of intellectual property rights holders on the one hand and users of protected knowledge on the ... -
Truth Commissions: Did the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission serve the purpose for which it was established?
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Since the 1980's, many dictatorships around the world have been replaced by new democracies. These old dictatorships were notorious for their human rights abuses. Many people were killed and tortured; and many others were ... -
Ubuntu and the South African Law of Contract with particular reference to the common law Contract of Employment
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The concept of ubuntu has exercised the minds of many philosophers and jurists in recent times. This arises from the fact that the concept has many facets to it – etymological, linguistic, ethical and juridical – all of ... -
Uganda's response to the phenomenon of enforced disappearances and the transitional justice response in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Enforced disappearances are a heinous violation of numerous human rights enshrined in many international conventions. However, they have not been adequately addressed in many jurisdictions. This crime is very common ... -
Uganda's response to the phenomenon of enforced disappearances and the transitional justice response in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)Enforced disappearances are a heinous violation of numerous human rights enshrined in many international conventions. However, they have not been adequately addressed in many jurisdictions. This crime is very common within ... -
The Ugandan transit constraints in Kenya and possible Ugandan claims under the agreements of the East Africa Community and the GATT Agreement 1994
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The problems connected with transit of goods also have been mostly neglected in the respective literature so far: In most books about the law of the WTO, Article V of GATT 1994 has been left out completely or reference is ... -
Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Placement in Foster care and Adoption as Durable Solutions.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)At the age of 15, Nestor Tata watched rebel soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter DRC) kill his father, and not long afterwards came home from school to find the murdered body of his mother. With no siblings ... -
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 ... -
Understanding regionalisation and preferential relations in world trade law and policy: a perspective from the East African Community (EAC).
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The rapid growth in the number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) has led to concern about the weakening of the multilateral trading system. This thesis examines the spread of such agreement and the extent to which they ... -
Unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional services against inmates with ancestral calling (Ubizo)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The dissertation examines unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional Services against inmates with ancestral calling (ubizo). Inmates (like everyone) have fundamental rights as enshrined by ... -
Unfettering the political mandate: reflections on political prohibition, the world bank’s role in the protection of human rights and the chad – Cameroon pipeline
(2007)As a case study, the paper analyzes the Bank’s role in the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Oil Pipeline project (the project) in which the Bank has been involved since the year 2000. The paper presents the lessons, ... -
Unfunded budgets in local government
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa entrenches the status of local government as a distinct sphere of government.1 In terms of section 40(1), the government of the Republic is constituted of three spheres, ... -
United Nations peacekeeping and international humanitarian law
(UWC, 2002)The end of the Cold War created the expectation that the international community will be able to deal with any challenges to international peace and security more effectively. However, these expectations were dispelled, ...