Browsing PER: 2012 Volume 15 No 1 by Issue Date
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The use of a therapeutic jurisprudence approach to the teaching and learning of law to a new generation of law students in South Africa
(2012)In rapidly changing social, economic and intellectual environments it is imperative that teaching and learning should be transformed from being primarily concerned with the transmission of knowledge (learning about) to ... -
UNISA v Reynhardt [2010] 12 BLLR 1272 (LAC): does affirmative action have a lifecycle?
(2012)The Employment Equity Act (EEA) was enacted to achieve equity in the workplace by prohibiting unfair discrimination and by requiring the implementation of affirmative action measures to ensure the adequate representation ... -
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 ... -
Gesondheidsorg vir kinders: voldoen Suid-Afrikaanse wetgewing aan die land se verpligtinge ingevolge die konvensie oor die regte van die kind en die grondwet?
(2012)Included in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 (UN Children's Convention) is the right of children to the highest attainable standard of health. In terms of article 4 of the UN Children's Convention, in ... -
A critical appraisal of the juvenile justice system under Cameroon's 2005 criminal procedure code: emerging challanges
(2012)The objective of this article is to examine the changes introduced by the 2005 Cameroonian Criminal Procedure Code on matters of juvenile justice, considering that before this Code, juvenile justice in Cameroon was ... -
The impact of SADC social protection instruments on the setting up of a minimum social protection floor in Southern African countries
(2012)The Southern African Development Community (SADC) was formed to promote the political, economic and social wellbeing of the region. Some of the social objectives of the SADC are the promotion of social development and ... -
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 equality in access to HIV treatment for vulnerable and marginalised groups in Africa
(2012)This article examines the relevance of the concept of equality in improving access to HIV treatment for vulnerable and marginalised groups in Africa. The article argues that though modest achievements have been made in ... -
The application of section 8(3) of the constitution in the development of customary law values in South Africa's new constitutional dispensation
(2012)The constitutional recognition of customary law alongside common law in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 is highly commendable. It also raises the question of whether or not the recognition was ... -
South Africa - safe haven for human traffickers? Employing the arsenal of existing law to combat human trafficking
(2012)Having ratified the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, South Africa is obliged to adopt legislative measures that criminalise human trafficking and comply with ... -
Disability discrimination and the right of disabled persons to access the labour market
(2012)Inequality, discrimination and transformation remain the key challenges which most employers are faced with in the South African labour market. Key among such challenges has also been employers' ability to ensure that ... -
"Child divorce": a break from parental responsibilities and rights due to the traditional socio-cultural practices and beliefs of the parents
(2012)In a recent ground-breaking case the South African courts were for the first time requested to use their discretion to interfere in the parent-child relationship due to the traditional socio-cultural beliefs of the parents. ...
