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The Impact of Myths, Superstition and Harmful Cultural Beliefs against Albinism in Tanzania: A Human Rights Perspective
(PER/PELJ, 2020)
It cannot be denied that myths and superstitions have endured through history and that people have been affected by them since the beginning of time. Superstitious beliefs and myths that result in the victimization of ...
The changing identity on succession to chieftaincy in the institution of traditional leadership : Mphephu v Mphephu-Ramabulana (948/17) [2019] ZASCA 58
(PER/PELJ, 2020)
The institution of traditional leadership has from time immemorial been central to traditional authority in the system of customary law. After the dawn of democracy in 1994, the role was fundamentally entrenched in the ...
Appraisal of Selected Themes on the Impact of International Standards on Labour and Social Security Law in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)
For many years, South African courts have relied on International Labour Organisation conventions to interpret and give meaning to the fundamental social security and labour law rights enshrined in the Constitution, 1996. ...
Strengthening the Fight Against Corruption through the Principle of Accountability
(PER/PELJ, 2022)
As much as rising inequalities, extreme poverty, unemployment, terrorism, and the disastrous effects of climate change, corruption is a global phenomenon with widespread consequences. The impact that corruption has on the ...
Universal dignity, justice and accountability: protection of human rights and dealing with atrocities
(2010)
The notion that human beings have rights as humans is part of the contemporary world
and its politics. With respect to human rights, the United Nations (UN) plays a major role
in promoting, protecting, and expanding ...
A General Legislative Analysis of "Torture" as a Human Rights Violation in Zimbabwe
(2017)
Several challenges involving torture-related human rights violations have been reported in Zimbabwe from the late 1970s to date. Notably, these torture-related human rights violations were problematic during the liberation ...
Selected Developments in South African Labour Legislation related to Persons with Disabilities
(2017)
In South Africa marginalised groups have historically been afforded legislative protection in order to ensure that the rights of these groups are respected, protected, promoted and fulfilled. Examples of two such groups ...
The right to freedom of expression: the mother of our democracy
(2015)
This paper explores student-teachers' understanding of the right to freedom of expression in education. Analyses of case law and legal principles affirm that the right to freedom of expression is an essential prerequisite ...