Browsing Doctor Legum - LLD by Subject "Children"
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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. ... -
The domestication of international law standards on the rights of the child with specific reference to juvenile justice in the African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The thesis focused on how the advent of children's rights, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), has impacted on the subject of juvenile justice and embarked on a practical examination of law reform ... -
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 ...