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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 ...
To what extent does Zimbabwe comply with its international obligations for the protection of unaccompanied and separated refugee children?
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This study set out to analyse Zimbabwe’s obligations under international law for the protection of UARC. Chapter one was an introduction to the study laying out the background of refugee and child protection. The background ...
Children's experiences and views on domestic violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
In a country in which human rights feature prominently in our discourse about who we are, as well as in the South African constitutional and legal framework, so many wrongs continue to be perpetrated on women and children. ...
The Impact of Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism on the Right to Education
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States of America, there has been a shift in the policies of many countries to combat terrorism. Terrorism has had a devastating effect on many citizens of the world. These ...
The accountability of juveniles for crimes under international law
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Children have been committing crimes during times of war and other armed conflicts since time immemorial. Yet, it is only over the last few decades that cognisance is being taken of child soldiers as a type of juvenile. ...
Ending corporal punishment of children in the home: Rwanda as a case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Bring back our girls: A human rights analysis of child abductions by Boko Haram
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
As the world evolves new perils emerge which pose a significant threat to human and child
rights, it is imperative that the protection of these rights is prioritised. Human rights can be
defined as the rights that every ...
Playing in the shadows: An analysis of childhood statelessness and the right to nationality in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) provides that „everyone has the right to nationality.‟1 Nationality2 refers to the legal relationship between a State and an individual.3 The consequences are that this legal ...