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Children's rights in the South African Constitution
(2003)
Children were in many respects defenceless victims of discriminatory practices in ‘apartheid South Africa’. In fact, discrimination on the basis of gender, race and other inequalities were inscribed in the social fabric ...
The relevance of a contextualisation of the state-individual relationship for child victims of armed conflict
(2012)
The relationship between the individual and the State is discussed in this contribution.
The argument is put forward that both the State and the individual are legal subjects
endowed with legal subjectivity. In their ...
An embarrassment of riches or a profusion of confusion? An evaluation of the continued existence of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006 in the light of prospective domestic partnerships legislation in South Africa
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
As it stands, South African family law currently holds that the Marriage Act 25 of 1961
applies exclusively to the solemnisation of heterosexual civil marriages while samesex
couples have no choice but to formalise their ...
Same-sex marriage in South Africa: the road ahead
(2004)
In hierdie bydrae word die problematiek oor "huwelike" tussen persone van dieselfde geslag aan die orde gestel. 'n Oorsig word gebied oor die verskillende fasette van die debat en die argumente wat tipies daarin aangevoer ...
Matrimonial Property Regimes and Damages: The Far Reaches of the South African Constitution
(2007)
Section 18(b) of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 allows for non-patrimonial damages to be claimed by a spouse married in community of property against his/her spouse. In Van der Merwe v Road Accident Fund 2006 4 ...
The right of child victims of armed conflict to reintegration and recovery
(2012)
Article 39 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child provides for the right to
recovery and reintegration of child victims of armed conflict. In this publication an
explanation is tendered of when children are considered ...