In the pursuit of a model of justice adapted to the context of Africa and against the backdrop of the backlash of the African Union against the ICC, alternative and complementary justice mechanisms are envisaged and developed ...

In terms of Article 1(1) of the of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (African Children’s Charter), state parties are encouraged to recognise the rights, freedoms and duties enshrined in this Charter ...

Development in Nigeria has been set back, or at best, stagnated, and the lack of access to sustainable finance has been noted as a contributing factor to this slow progress. Nigeria’s national goals and regional commitments ...

Children's right to participate extends to school governance and policy-decision making in schools. However, there is a paucity of research regarding whether South Africa's legislative framework is ensuring genuine learner ...

This research focuses more on separation of powers, constitutionalism and checks and balances in South Sudan. The research addresses the challenges the country faces as a result of too many powers vested in the hands of ...

Before colonisation, African territories were organised in Kingdoms, small polities and less structured societies. Each of these had their own, but similar customs, political, social, religious and legal systems. Sexuality, ...

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Cameroon has ratified several international and regional normative frameworks prohibiting torture, inhuman and other cruel treatment or punishment. At the national level, the country's Constitution, the penal and criminal ...

This thesis delves into the intricate web of the highly politicised and contentious discourse surrounding the rights of sexual and gender minorities in Africa. The prevailing narrative, often endorsed by political leaders ...

This dissertation investigates Sudan's journey from dictatorship to democracy, focusing on the factors driving public discontent with authoritarian regimes and the consequent demand for democratic reform. The central ...