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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Centre for Human Rights) by Issue Date
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Khumalo, Lindiwe N.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
In the 1960‟s, following independence, the Pan-African vision for developing the continent was envisioned to be possible through the instrumentality of the developmental state. Development became the passion of African ...
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Marrah, Augistine S.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
It can hardly be gainsaid that the splendour of African history has but received disproportionate
attention in international scholarship on peoples and societies of Africa. A plethora of various
scholarships on the African ...
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Omar, Mathias
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
Strong defines the term “constitution” as a framework according to which a political society is structured, where permanent institutions with specific and pre-determined functions and rights are created, through law. The ...
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Djamba, Dieu-Donne W.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been ravished by internal conflicts for the past
two decades. These conflicts have come at a great cost to the people of the DRC, often
resulting in a number of human rights ...
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Chibbonta, Bubala
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
The principle of judicial independence has been described in the case of Law Society of
Lesotho v The Prime Minister and Another, as requiring judicial officers to be free to make
their decisions without depending on the ...
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Aly, Lahyerou A.G.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
The Kel Tamachek and Hassanya are nomadic people who live in Sahel‐Sahara but some of them
have become semi‐nomad or sedentary throughout the time. Since the independence they were
divided in five countries. In Mali they ...
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Orago, Nicholas W.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
Globalisation and the transfer of powers from state constitutional systems to international
organisations (IOs) have led to several deficiencies, especially with regard to checks and
balances in global governance. The need ...
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Mugo, Wanjiku N.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
Music has been an intrinsic part of not only my life but human life and the development of every people, society and culture throughout history. Music possesses the power to cross social, racial, cultural, economic and ...
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Bruno, Menzan
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
In 1991, the first major international gathering on the issue of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) was held from the 7 to the 9 October in Paris during the first International Workshop on National Institutions for ...
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Karumuna, Ophilia L.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
In 1994, Rwanda erupted into one of the most appalling cases of mass murder, leading to the death of about 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus. On 8 November 1994, the United Nations Security Council (SC) established the ...
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Mbuh, Tem F.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
The will of the people shall be the basis of the authority of government; this will shall be
expressed in periodic and genuine elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and
shall be held by equivalent free ...
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Bekele, Melhik A.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
In the wake of the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States (U.S.), many states, responding
to United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions, began to adopt an increased array of
counter-terrorism measures.The ...
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Ogbuitepu, Flora O.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
It can be argued that the definition of a child as a human being below the age of 18 years is a
western construct due to the fact that in Africa the duration of childhood is much shorter than
that of the West. Thus, in ...
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Odallo, Beatrice N.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
In December 2007, Kenya held what by all accounts were historic presidential, parliamentary and local elections which pitted the then President Mwai Kibaki and his Party of National Unity (PNU) against Mr. Raila Odinga, ...
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Kihara, Evonne W.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States of America, there has been a shift in the policies of many countries to combat terrorism. Terrorism has had a devastating effect on many. These include „the enjoyment ...
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Dube, Rumbidzai
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
The transfer of power to African leaders, at the end of the colonial era gave birth to
authoritarian regimes. African Nationalist leaders liberated the continent from the chains of
colonialism and bound it in the stone ...
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Whittaker, Nicola
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
Africa is home to more than 40% of the world’s population of internally displaced persons (IDPs).4 IDPs,
according to the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement5, are persons or groups of persons who
have been forced ...
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Teferi, Desset A.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
It is generally acknowledged that development is impossible in the absence of true democracy, respect for human rights, peace and good governance1
Good governance and human rights are mutually reinforcing. In turn, ‘good ...
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Jonas, Obonye
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
We must face the matter squarely that where there is something wrong in how we govern
ourselves, it must be said that the fault is not in our stars but in ourselves. We know that we
have it in ourselves, as Africans, to ...
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Atta-Boahene, Marian C.D.
(University of Pretoria, 10-Oct)
Ghana has ratified international instruments that promote respect for and enjoyment of rights of
all persons including women. This includes the right of men and women of full age to marry and
found a family and its subsequent ...