It is common course that equitable access to water and sanitation must be accordingly and primarily regarded as criteria for the realization of other several human rights, such as the right to life, dignity, health, food, ...
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) as one of the chapter 9 state institutions supporting Constitutional democracy is mandated amongst others to promote respect for human rights and cultural practice. It also ...
Various conventions and national constitutions are differently worded and that the interpretation of national constitutions, in particular, reflects different approaches to the concepts of equality and non-discrimination. ...
Section 9 of the Republic of South Africa Constitution1 recognises that discrimination against people who are members of disfavoured groups may lead to patterns of group disadvantage and harm. It turns to be unfair, since ...
The paper acknowledges the meticulous work done by the researcher, Peter Ramphabana an LLB graduate from the University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus)
The Small Claims Courts are simplified with no strict pleadings requirements ...
The paper aims to give an account of the substance and support the development of community based organizations in balancing their interests against the interests of the mining industries. It further examines the issue of ...
It is common cause that the Government has committed itself to quality education since its inception, it is also noted that many children are still suffering the effects of apartheid. In the areas where black people lived, ...
One has freedom of religion, not freedom from religion. This claim is common,
but it rests on a misunderstanding of what real freedom of religion entails. The
most important thing to remember is that freedom of religion, ...
The examination of certain legal aspects of xenophobia has shown that the law and its judicial interpretation do on the one hand server to safeguard against xenophobia and to eliminate it where it still prevails, on the ...
The constitution is a living document, that being the case, there is a need to increase the understanding of the constitution through systematic research and teaching at various levels. The paper aims to be a catalyst that ...
Although environmental law is a relatively a new field of scholarship in South Africa, it is growing rapidly. The right to access to social security including environmental rights is found in the South African Bill of ...
The entrenchment of socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution is a critique. It is submitted that a constitution that pretends to guarantee rights which cannot be judicially enforced should not be considered ...
Capital punishment has been widely applied by countries since time immemorial. The concept, however, is highly controversial. That is, on the one hand, the anti-abolitionist states argue that it is an effective form of ...
The defining moment of Zimbabwean constitutional reform came in 2008 after the disputed and violence riddled elections of 2008 when the three main political parties entered into a transitional Government of National Unity ...
Historically, there were enormous differences and inequalities with regard to service delivery in South Africa. Traceable to the apartheid period, these inequalities included, inter alia, supply of inadequate and safe ...
The purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent should a lease of movable property fall within the ambits of the National Credit Act. The paper analyses the courts decisions regarding leases of movable properties, ...
International trade has major influence for climate change through the shift and
production structure. The environmental protection agency and the World Trade
Organisation should vigorously debate the interaction between ...
Although environmental law is a relatively a new field of scholarship in South Africa, it is
growing rapidly. The right to access to social security including environmental rights is
found in the South African Bill of ...
The examination of certain legal aspects of xenophobia has shown that the law and its
judicial interpretation do on the one hand server to safeguard against xenophobia and to
eliminate it where it still prevails, on ...
Human rights are those inalienable rights of an individual by virtue of being a human being. They are guaranteed by various domestic and international instruments. This research argues that despite the existence of these ...