Browsing Law by Subject "Children"
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A comparative analysis of the position of descendants where a deceased dies intestate and is survived by a spouse or spouses
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The order of intestate succession in South Africa is governed by the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987. Section 1(1)(c)(i) of this Act stipulates that if a deceased is survived by a spouse or spouses as well as descendants, ... -
Cultural and traditional practices and the implementation of the right of the child to be heard under Article 12 of the UNCRC
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (hereafter UNCRC) is one of the international instruments that broadened children's rights and placed it at the top of government agenda. A fundamental objective ... -
The extra-territorial obligation of member states of the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict to prevent the use of child soldiers
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Children have been documented fighting in armed conflicts around the world. The United Nations Secretary-General's 2015 report on children in armed conflict listed 57 parties that recruited or used children in armed conflict ... -
Die realisering van die gesondheidsregte van kinders uit hoofde van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996
(North-West University, 2004)Six out of every ten children in South Africa are living in poverty. This situation is aggravated by the AIDS pandemic. The pandemic is also the cause of a generation of AIDS orphans and as a consequence a lot of pressure ... -
The recognition and implementation of children's socio-economic rights in Ethiopian law
(2014)This research examines the current recognition and implementation of children’s socio-economic rights in Ethiopian law. Ethiopia has ratified international instruments of children’s rights, to wit, the Convention on the ... -
The right to primary education for refugee and asylum-seeking children in Cameroon : an appraisal of compliance with international law duties
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)In international human rights law, the right to education is arguably one of the most important rights for at least two reasons. First, it cuts across as a social, economic and cultural right. Second, it has a direct bearing ...