Browsing by Subject "human rights"
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A family home, five sisters and the rule of ultimogeniture: comparing notes on judicial approaches to customary law in South Africa and Botswana
(Juta, 2016)Given the striking commonalities between the legal systems of South Africa and Botswana, both in terms of its common and customary law, and considering the propensity of the Botswana courts to engage with South African ... -
Afrikaans as taal van onderrig en leer in skole en ander onderwysinstansies: "Ou" wyn in nuwe sakke
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)Several authors have recently come to the conclusion that the linguistic human rights approach that has so far been followed in South Africa has largely failed. English has become the dominant language in all spheres of ... -
An analysis of child marriage as a constitutional violation against the right of the child
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Child marriage is a global problem that has received much attention over the past years, subsequent to the increased recognition of children's human rights. Many people across the world, who are alive today, were forced ... -
Bio-etiek sonder grense: ʼn Verkenning en Christelik-etiese beoordeling van die UNESCO universele deklarasie van bioetiek en menseregte (2005)
(Universiteit van Stellenbosch, 2013)It is clear that the world community realized the need for a Declaration on bio-ethics and human rights. It led to an assignment given by the member states to UNESCO to develop a declaration. During the development of the ... -
Challenges surrounding the adjudication of women's rights in relation to customary law and practices in Tanzania
(PER/PELJ, 2019)Women's rights litigation has produced varied outcomes in many African countries. Although courts have looked at the legislation that discriminates against women with different degrees of success, matters such as tradition ... -
Communities in conversation: opportunities for women and girls' self-empowerment
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Safeguarding the rights of women and girls is a special concern within the context of prevailing gender discrimination and violence in South African societies, often rooted in cultural or religious contexts. In a South ... -
Communities in conversation: opportunities for women and girls’ self-empowerment
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Safeguarding the rights of women and girls is a special concern within the context of prevailing gender discrimination and violence in South African societies, often rooted in cultural or religious contexts. In a South ... -
Corruption and human rights law in Africa (2016 Hart Publishing, Oxford)
(PER, 2018-01-16)This contribution reviews the book by Kolawole Olaniyan on corruption and human rights law in Africa. The book, Corruption and Human Rights Law in Africa, provides a framework for complementarity between promoting and ... -
Dealing with violence in South Africa: the ethical responsibility of churches
(Stellenbosch University, 2013)This article investigates the phenomenon of violence in South Africa. The statistics of the excessive violence are presented and the possible reasons for this violence are examined. In this respect the influence of the ... -
Engaging with human rights and gender in curriculum spaces: a Religion and Education (RaE) perspective
(CSSALL (UKZN), 2013)The introduction of the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and how it positions religion in the curriculum requires rethinking. This article first argues that Religion and Education (RaE) has the propensity ...