A case for the socio-economic rights of children with disabilities in South Africa : protection of the right to basic education and the right to social services

dc.contributor.advisorBoezaart, C.J. (Trynie)en
dc.contributor.emailzhansungule@yahoo.comen
dc.contributor.postgraduateHansungule, Zita Mulamboen
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-26T07:00:12Z
dc.date.available2016-09-26T07:00:12Z
dc.date.created2016-09-02en
dc.date.issued2016en
dc.descriptionDissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2016.en
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation focuses on the protection and promotion of the socio-economic rights of children with disabilities in South Africa. Socio-economic rights aim to ensure that material inequalities that are experienced by children with disabilities are addressed in a manner that acknowledges their dignity, freedom and equality. Particular attention is paid to the right to basic education and right to social services. The dissertation highlights how the protection and promotion of these rights has an impact on children with disabilities physical and mental development. An extensive desktop research investigated the manner in which obligations placed on the state are being implemented. Selected international and regional instruments, as well as the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and relevant national legislation are examined in so far as they relate to the protection of children with disabilities. Thereafter, the implementation of these legally based obligations is discussed. The findings from the research show the existence of clearly expressed obligations in international and regional law, as well as commendable national legal frameworks that protect and promote the right to basic education and right to social services for children with disabilities. Despite this, children with disabilities still experience a number of discriminatory barriers that hinder their access to basic education and social services. The dissertation concludes that more needs to be done by way of state action to ensure better interpretation and implementation of international and regional law as well as national law. Recommendations are given in this regard. Interpretation and implementation should be strengthen to ensure that children with disabilities benefit fully from access to basic education and social services.en_ZA
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dc.description.degreeLLMen
dc.description.departmentPrivate Lawen
dc.description.librariantm2016en
dc.identifier.citationHansungule, ZM 2016, A case for the socio-economic rights of children with disabilities in South Africa : protection of the right to basic education and the right to social services, LLM Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56999>en
dc.identifier.otherS2016en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/56999
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoriaen_ZA
dc.rights© 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.en
dc.subjectUCTDen
dc.subjectsocio-economic rightsen
dc.subjectRight to basic educationen
dc.subjectright to social servicesen
dc.subjectchildren with disabilitiesen
dc.subject.otherLaw theses SDG-16en
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsen
dc.titleA case for the socio-economic rights of children with disabilities in South Africa : protection of the right to basic education and the right to social servicesen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen

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