Browsing by Subject "Children's rights"
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Children's participation in decision-making : engaging with foster parents to explore their perceptions and attitudes
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Child participation and participation in decision-making is a phenomenon that has received much scholarly attention since the ratification of the International Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. It is now 25 ... -
Comparing parenting plans and child custody procedures in Namibia to serve in the best interests of the child
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Parenting plans as a concept is new for mental health and legal professionals working in the field of child custody and control within the Namibian context. The new Child Care and Protection Act (3 of 2015) makes provision ... -
Impact of the Boko Haram insurgency on the child's right to education in Nigeria
(2016)This paper is focused on the impact of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria on the child's right to education. The article concludes by assessing how the Nigerian government has lived up to its obligations under international ... -
Le Roux v Dey and children's rights approaches to judging
(PER, 2018)The South African jurisprudence on the rights of children is vibrant and generally progressive, and is supported by an enabling constitutional and statutory framework. The majority decision in Le Roux v Dey 2011 3 SA 274 ... -
A model to assist teachers in implementing children's rights in schools
(North-West University, 2013)The global approach that pleads for the equality of all human beings and respect for human rights reaches children as well. Universal human rights should be awarded to all people and for all institutions, and, therefore, ... -
Procurement adjudication and the rights of children: Freedom Stationary (PTY) LTD v MEC for Education, Eastern Cape 2011 JOL 26927 (E)
(2012)Children are heavily reliant on the services provided by the government and irregularities in public procurement processes are bound to affect the realisation of children's rights. In the Freedom Stationery (Pty) Ltd v ... -
Realising the child's best interests: lessons from the Child Justice Act to Improve the South African Schools Act
(2016)Although the contexts of school discipline and child justice differ considerably there are a number of contact points and points that overlap. Since the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 came into operation in 1996, the ... -
What about the child? Preventing the publication of children's name after the age of 18
(PER/PELJ, 2021)Children are afforded a number of different protections when they encounter the criminal justice system. The need for special protection stems from the vulnerable position they occupy in society. When children form part ...
