Browsing Doctor Legum - LLD by Author "NULL"
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An analytical study of South African prison reform after 1994
Muntingh, Lukas M. (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 ... -
Devolution for development, conflict resolution, and limiting central power: an analysis of the constitution of Kenya 2010
Bosire, Conrad M. (University of the Western Cape, 2013)State practice and literature suggest that devolution of power can address the main challenges of underdevelopment, internal conflict and abuse of centralised power in developing states. However, this thesis advances the ... -
The harmonisation of rules on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in the southern African customs union
Rossouw, Mandi (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 ... -
Intercountry adoption in an African context: a legal perspective
Mezmur, Benyam Dawit (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Although it may seem ironic that a policy affecting so few children should engage so much political and social attention, the symbolic significance of intercountry adoption far outweighs its practical import. This fact ... -
The right to freedom of religion in the public domain in South Africa
Lenaghan, Patricia Michelle (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 ... -
The role of international human rights law in guiding the interpretation of women's right to be free from violence under the South African constitution
Heléne Combrinck (University of the Western Cape, 2010)The thesis firstly looks at how women's right to freedom from violence has developed in international (global) human rights law since the early 1990s. In this regard, the study finds that while the issue of violence against ... -
The significance of article 24(2) of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the right to primary education of children with disabilities: a comparative study of Kenya and South Africa
Murungi, Lucyline Nkatha (University of the Western Cape, 2013)The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the latest human rights treaty at the UN level. The process leading to the adoption called attention to the plight of persons with disabilities, and ...