• It's disgraceful going through all this for being an Arab and disabled : intersectional and ecological barriers for Arabs with disabilities in Israel 

  Badran, Leena; Amin, Hira; Gur, Ayelet; Stein, Michael (Stockholm University Press, 2023-07)

  The current study examines the perspectives of Arabs with disabilities living in Israel coping with various barriers as ethnic and political minority group members who also have disabilities. Our qualitative study ...
• A response to and caution of Language is a critical mediator of autistic experiences within the criminal justice system 

  Shea, Lindsay; Cooper, Dylan; Wilson, Amy Blank; Hyatt, Jordan; Msipa, Dianah; Hofvander, Bjoern; Overland, Svein; Da Silva, Wainesten Carmago; Mogavero, Melanie; Green, Derek; Wall, Nina; Lerner, Matthew; Stahmer, Aubyn; Hooven, Kathy; Bornman, Juan; Robinson, Khylil; Burke, John (Wiley, 2024-03)

  No abstract is available for this article.
• Evaluating South Africa's special economic zones 

  Qumba, Mmiselo Freedom (Cambridge University Press, 2023-06)

  Special economic zones (SEZs) can be described as “carved out jurisdictions within the overall jurisdiction of a state in order to introduce different laws and regulations that are usually more trade and investment friendly”. ...
• A commentary on the African Court on human and peoples’ rights’ remedial approach in its ruling on reparations in African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Kenya 

  Mbu, Nelson Baiye; Endoh, Fabrice Tambe (Pretoria University Law Press, 2023)

  This commentary examines and highlights some crucial aspects of the reparation ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Kenya (Ogiek case), focusing ...
• Realizing the right to dignity of Zimbabwean migrant women in Botswana Realizing the right to dignity of Zimbabwean migrant women in Botswana : a practical approach 

  Machacha, Mandipa Goitsemang (Scalabrini Institute for Human Mobility in Africa (SIHMA) and University of the Western Cape, 2023-09)

  This article delves into the multifaceted human rights challenges confronting migrant women in Botswana, with a particular focus on women from Zimbabwe. The exploration reveals pervasive gender-specific barriers hampering ...
• Beyond symmetrical binaries : the emergence of the constitutional recognition of transgender persons in Zimbabwe with reference to Nathanson v Mteliso & Others 

  Ngwena, Charles G. (Pretoria University Law Press, 2023)

  In this case discussion we explore the constitutional and human rights implications of a decision of a High Court of Zimbabwe in Nathanson v Mteliso & Others for the recognition of transgender identity. The Court found ...
• The representation of women in African-led peace support operations 

  Olaitan, Zainab Monisola (Brill Academic Publishers, 2023-12)

  The discourse on the evolving nature of African-led peace support operations (pso) is not complete without asking how gender-inclusive they are. Women have historically been underrepresented within the peace and security ...
• NGOs and the promotion of the sexual and reproductive rights of girls and young women with disabilities in Zimbabwe 

  Rugoho, Tafadzwa; Ganle, John Kuumuori; Stein, Michael Ashley; Groce, Nora; Wright, E. Pamela; Broerse, Jacqueline E.W. (Cambridge University Press, 2024)

  This case study investigates strategies used by the NGO Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe (LCDZ) to promote the SRHRs of girls and young women with disabilities in Zimbabwe. The findings show that LCDZ employed a ...
• A comparative analysis of the twin peaks model of financial regulation in South Africa and the United Kingdom 

  Qumba, Mmiselo Freedom (Juta law, 2022-03)

  This article examines the recent adoption of the Twin Peaks model by the United Kingdom and South Africa. An international and comparative analysis is provided. It observes that there is a gradual paradigm shift across ...
• Statutory limitations in children’s rights protection under Cameroonian legal systems 

  Fokala, Elvis (Unisa Press, 2022)

  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 ...
• Assessing the effectiveness of extradition and the enforcement of extra-territorial jurisdiction in addressing trans-national cybercrimes 

  Sekati, Phenyo Nomasonto Morwesi (Institute for Foreign and Comparative Law, 2022-03)

  Cyberspace operates on a geographically borderless platform, thus often rendering national laws ineffective in regulating the impact of cyber-related activities outside South African borders. Recognising this issue, South ...
• Loyiso Coko v S (CA&R 219/2020) [2021] ZAECGHC 91 (8 October 2021) : oblique subscription to rape myths as an indication of the urgent need to reform the mens rea test in acquaintance rape cases in South Africa 

  Roux, Mispa (Juta Law, 2022-12)

  The core legal question in the Coko v S judgment turned on whether the complainant tacitly consented to penetrative sex. The appellant was acquitted by the high court based on his defence that he genuinely believed that ...
• Dignity for the queer African : how the right to dignity in international human rights law imposes obligations on all states to protect sexual minorities 

  Sogunro, Ayodele (Unisa Press, 2022-06)

  The right to dignity of sexual minorities has continued to be violated across Africa, necessitating the need to deploy national, regional, and global human rights to secure its promotion and protection. Human dignity is a ...
• Beyond legal measures: a review of the DRC's initial report under the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the rights of women in Africa 

  Makunya, Trésor Muhindo (Cambridge University Press, 2023-06)

  The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) established a reporting process to monitor compliance. Despite its shortcomings, this process provides an ...
• A comparison of state compliance with reparation orders by regional and sub-regional human rights tribunals in Africa : case studies of Nigeria, The Gambia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe 

  Viljoen, Frans; Ayeni, Victor Oluwasina (2023-09-29, 2022)

  This article compares second-order state compliance in respect of regional and sub-regional human rights tribunals (HRTs) in Africa. Using as its unit of analysis the compliance orders issued by these HRTs, the article ...
• Disability, human rights, and climate justice 

  Stein, Penelope J.S.; Stein, Michael Ashley (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022-02)

  The universally dire threat of climate change disproportionately affects marginalized populations, including the over one billion persons with disabilities worldwide. States that disregard the Paris Agreement, or exclude ...
• Recognising the testimonial competence of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in Southern Africa : lessons from Lesotho 

  Msipa, Dianah (Pretoria University Law Press, 2022)

  No abstract available.
• The adverse effect of immigration laws on a migrant child's right to family life : a reminder of the South African Nandutu case 

  Fokala, Elvis (Routledge, 2022)

  A child’s right to grow up with its parents is presented in articles 9 and 25 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of a Child, respectively. South ...
• Electoral democracy in Africa : beyond ensuring free, fair and transparent elections 

  Rudman, Annika; Fokala, Elvis (Unisa Press, 2021-11-01)

  No abstract available.
• Do not forget the Nubians : Kenya's compliance with the decisions of African regional treaty bodies on the plight and rights of Nubians 

  Fokala, Elvis (Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2021)

  In 2006 and 2009, the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (African Commission) and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (African Children’s Committee) respectively, received ...

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