Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "children's rights"
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The constitutional protection afforded to child victims and child witnesses while testifying in criminal proceedings in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The protection of child victims and witnesses in the criminal justice system is of vital importance, as present-day research studies conducted on the victimisation of children in South Africa show that South African children ... -
Disclosure in Centre for Child Law v the Governing Body of Hoërskool Fochville
(2017-12-18)When a party refers to evidentiary material in the course of litigation, ordinarily this party is under an obligation to make this evidence available to his opponent, particularly when called upon to do so. However, over ... -
Legislative and other measures taken by government to realise the right of children to shelter
(2004)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa , 1996 entrenches numerous socio-economic rights. One of these socio-economic rights is contained in section 26 that grants everyone the right to have access to adequate ... -
The utilisation of the right of children to shelter to alleviate poverty in South Africa
(2004)Children being the most vulnerable members of society are the one's most affected by living in poverty. This unacceptable situation can inter alia be attributed to the disastrous effects of Apartheid. During this unfortunate ...