Browsing Journals by Subject "Human rights"
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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. ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
