• Clarifying jus cogens, erga omnes and the place of third-party countermeasures in international law 

  Mateus, Simon (University of South Africa, 2024-04)

  There is substantial support in literature of the idea that all norms of jus cogens are erga omnes, in that they produce obligations applicable towards all states. However, not all obligations erga omnes invariably flow ...
• Legislation strengthening maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response systems 

  Ngwena, Charles G.; Kismodi, Eszter; Palestra, Francesca; Stahlhofer, Marcus; Mohan, Kalyani (Wiley, 2024-09)

  Historically, countries have primarily relied on policy rather than legislation to implement Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response systems (MPDSR). However, evidence shows significant disparities in how ...
• A multivariate dataset on water–energy–food nexus : multi-actor governance for social justice 

  Ngarava, Saul; Vijge, Marjanneke J.; Duplessis, Willemien; Zhou, Leocadia; Viljoen, Germarie; Nyambo, Patrick; Rantlo, Tiisetso John; Mokadem, Naziha; Qumbu, Bronwen; Bongoza, Sibulele; Mugadza, Alois A. (Elsevier, 2024-10)

  The article presents and validates an extensive multivariate dataset that offers insights into water–energy–food (WEF) nexus governance for social justice at the intrahousehold, household, and community levels. The lack ...
• Head of state immunity under the Malabo protocol : triumph of impunity over accountability? 

  Daniel, Kobina Egyir (University of Pretoria, 2019)

  At the 23rd Ordinary Session of the African Union’s Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in June 2014, the Assembly adopted, amongst others, the Protocol on Amendments to the Protocol ...
• South African controlled foreign companies' rules and the digital economy 

  Sengwane, Khodani (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2023-11-09)

  South Africa's controlled foreign company ("CFC") rules were enacted more than two decades ago before most of today's business models existed. These are anti-avoidance rules that ensure the South African taxation of profits ...
• Realising the right to electricity through off-grid power solutions in South Africa 

  Viljoen, Germarie; Dube, Felix S. (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2023-11-23)

  The South African government is navigating many basic municipal service delivery challenges, including a growing electricity supply deficit. Eskom Holdings SOC Limited, the state-owned power utility, is struggling to ...
• Moving beyond baby steps An examination of the domestic implementation of concluding observations from state parties' reports on the African Children's Charter 

  Adeola, Aderomola (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2023-10-16)

  Article 43 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child mandates state parties to report on their efforts made towards implementing treaty provisions to the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of ...
• Comparative notes on the use of commercial litigation funding in insolvency : Australia and South Africa 

  Lombard, Sulette; Boraine, A. (Andre), 1957- (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2023-11-21)

  This article explores the application of third-party litigation funding (TPLF), also referred to as commercial litigation funding, in insolvency litigation by way of a comparison of the legal position in Australia and South ...
• Accommodating persons with communication disabilities in court : perspectives of law students 

  Bornman, Juan; Msipa, Dianah (AOSIS, 2024-07)

  BACKGROUND: Individuals with communication disabilities encounter obstacles in attaining equal access to justice compared to others. Despite experiencing widespread violence and abuse, they come across as challenges in ...
• The impact of the United Nations human rights treaties on the domestic level : twenty years on : second revised edition 

  Heyns, Christof H.; Viljoen, Frans; Murray, Rachel H. (Brill Academic Publishers, 2024-02)

  This collection of chapters tracks and explains the impact of the nine core United Nations human rights treaties in 20 selected countries, four from each of the five UN regions. Researchers based in each of these countries ...
• The Nigerian Anti-Torture Act of 2017 and its compatibility with the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights 

  Ayo-Ojo, Bayode Sunday (Cambridge University Press, 2024)

  Article 2 of the 1984 Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) obligates states to take measures to prevent torture. While many states have provisions that prohibit ...
• A critical legal perspective on statutory intoxication - time to sober up? 

  Stevens, G.P. (Geert Philip); Le Roux-Bouwer, J. (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Faculty of Law, 2023-10)

  No abstract available.
• Exploring the experiences of persons living with albinism in Ghana 

  Daklo, Andrew Kwame; Obadire, Olusegun Samson (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  Albinism is typically misunderstood, resulting in myths and misconceptions about the condition in different parts of the world. This study explores the misconceptions about albinism in Ghana through the lens of lived ...
• Report on enforcing the rights of children in migration 

  Binford, Warren; Bochenek, Michael Garcia; Cernadas, Pablo Ceriani; Day, Emma; Field, Sarah; Hamilton, Marci; Liefaard, Ton; Mezmur, Benyam; Mulatu, Fasil; Skelton, Ann, 1961-; Sloth-Nielsen, Julia; Stuart, Joao; Van Loon, Hans; Verhellen, Jinske (MDPI, 2023-10-19)

  The ILA Study Group began its work by identifying guiding principles that should frame and inform state practices with respect to children in migration. These principles included, but were not limited to, non-discrimination; ...
• Domestic and international law contradictions in Zimbabwe’s gender quota system 

  Lihiru, Victoria Melkisedeck (Pretoria University Law Press, 2024)

  In 2013 Zimbabwe adopted a gender quota system for the National Assembly. However, the quota system is set at 30 per cent, contrary to international law obligations domesticated under section 17 of the 2013 Zimbabwean ...
• The 30% gender quota law in Sierra Leone : a game changer for women's access to parliament? 

  Lihiru, Victoria Melkisedeck (Brill Academic Publishers, 2024-07)

  The June 2023 elections in Sierra Leone occurred against the backdrop of amendments to the Public Elections Act (pea), the enactment of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Act (gewe), and a switch from the First ...
• South Africa and the “othering” of the “non-euro-Christian” religions 

  Dyani-Mhango, Ntombizozuko (Cambridge University Press, 2024-05)

  No abstract available.
• Gender inequality and financial inclusion in South Africa : lessons from India 

  Ncube, Princess Thembelihle (Unisa Press, 2023-06)

  This article examines the intersection of gender inequality and financial inclusion in South Africa, focusing on drawing lessons from India’s experience. Despite progress in financial inclusion initiatives in South Africa, ...
• An in-depth analysis of choice of law rules in consumer contracts : a focus on the African continental free trade area 

  Fiattor, Ethel (Unisa Press, 2023-06)

  Choice of law is a perplexing concept due to the importance of party autonomy, the diversity of connecting factors, and the variety of different contractual issues. The problem of choosing a governing law is complicated ...
• Children’s right to digital safety : evaluating the way by which the law can increase effective protection for children in South Africa 

  Nyamadzi, Matikomborera (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-07)

  In the midst of a growing concern for digital security globaly, there is a move towards reforms of legal instruments. however, the improvements are not addressing the root issues in digital insecurity, and thus the law ...

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