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Protecting expressions of folklore within the right to culture in Africa
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
This paper explores the protection of expressions of folklore within the right to culture in Africa by considering three issues, which are the increased understanding of the right to culture in national constitutions and ...
Doctrinal sanction and the protection of the rights of religious associations: Ecclesia De Lange v The Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa (726/13) [2014] ZASCA 151
(2016)
Scholarship on the protection of religious rights and freedoms in the context of religious associations in South Africa has gained in momentum since the decision by the Equality Court in Johan Daniel Strydom v Nederduitse ...
The core meaning of human dignity
(2016)
The concept of human dignity is relatively new in international and domestic constitutional law. Dignity is protected as a value or a right, or both, in international law and many domestic jurisdictions. It is difficult ...
The commission as a party before the court – reflections on the complementarity arrangement
(2016)
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has worked as the continent's watchdog, under the ACHPR, for almost 30 years. Much has changed since the time of its inception. More institutions, set to ensure the ...
The South African Companies Act and the Realisation of Corporate Human Rights Responsibilities
(2015)
The Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) was promulgated in April 2009 and came into effect on 1 April. The purpose of this Act is, among other things, to promote compliance with the Bill of Rights as provided for ...
The viability and constitutionality of the South African national register for sex offenders: a comparative study
(2015)
Section 42 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007 established a National Register for Sex Offenders where the particulars of all offenders guilty of sexual transgressions against ...
Prisoner transfer to South Africa: some of the likely challenges ahead
(2013)
Official and unofficial reports indicate that the South African government is in the process of entering into prisoner transfer agreements or making prisoner transfer arrangements. This comes after many years of reluctance ...
Exploring the cultural dimensions of the right to the highest attainable standard of health
(2015)
The right to enjoying the highest attainable standard of health is incorporated in many international and regional human rights instruments. This right contains both freedoms and entitlements, including the freedom to ...
The functions of selected human rights institutions and related role-players in the protection of human rights in Zimbabwe
(2016)
Various violations of the human rights of ordinary people and human rights defenders have been reported in Zimbabwe since the late 1980s. It is widely acknowledged that such violations have been perpetrated mostly by the ...
Did i break it? recording indigenous (Customary) Law
(PER/PELJ, 2019)
In this paper, I explore several issues emerging in the discourse about the recording of indigenous law by drawing on several examples of my research and work with indigenous law in Canada. This is an important inquiry ...