Browsing Unisa ETD by Subject "Human rights -- South Africa"

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Against the world : South Africa and human rights at the United Nations 1945-1961

Shearar, Jeremy Brown (2009-08-25)

At the United Nations Conference on International Organization in April 1945 South Africa affirmed the principle of respect for human rights in a Preamble it proposed for inclusion in the Charter of the United Nations. ...
An analysis of De Klerk v Du Plessis 1994 6 BCLR 124 (T) in the light of section 35(3) of the constitution of South Africa Act 200 of 1993

Selokela, Kwena Alfred (1995-11)

The issue of the vertical /or horizontal operation of the Bill of Rights (chapter 3) is a controversial one. The interim constitution deals with this controversy in a subtle way by avoiding direct horizontal operation of ...
Beheer van die diskresionêre bevoegdhede van staatsamptenare : rol van die grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1993 (Wet 200 van 1993)

De Giorgi, Benita Valera (1997-11)

Ten einde arbitrere uitoefening van die diskresionere bevoegdhede waarmee staatsarnptenare beklee word, te voorkom en te beperk, is beheer van sodanige bevoegdhede noodsaaklik. In die verhandeling word die rol wat die ...
A comparative analysis of the right to adequate housing in the Zimbabwean Declaration of Rights and South African Bill of Rights

Fungura, Shambadzeni (2023)

The right to adequate housing is of fundamental importance, closely linked to the accessing, enjoyment of other economic, social and cultural rights. This consists of the individual’s right to dignified standard of living ...
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and social development: an exploratory study of the link between the Bill of Rights and social development

Winter, Wilbur (2020-11)

Democracy in South Africa came at a price. The apartheid era did not accommodate or incorporate democratic and constitutional principles. The year 1996 saw a democratic Constitution being adopted, having been certified ...
A critical appraisal of the legal implications of South Africa’s withdrawal from the ICC in the context of its international and regional human rights obligations

Suckling, Brian Charles (2018-04)

This study involves a critical appraisal of the legal implications of South Africa’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the context of its international and regional human rights obligations. The ...
A critical discussion/analysis of the right to development as an individual and collective right

Paadi, Ramoraka Daniel (1996-06)

The purpose of the essay is to critically discuss and analyse the right to development as an individual and a collective right, and or both at national as well as at the international level. The main objective being to ...
A critical evaluation of the independence of the Office of the Chief Justice and its role in promoting judicial transformation in South Africa

Phatshwane, Rebaone Jeremia (2018-07)

The legislative supremacy of Parliament has dominated the constitutional law of South Africa for a very long time. In the pre-constitutional era, the judiciary had no power to question the deeds of Parliament. Despite the ...
A critical review of the criminalisation of sex work in South Africa : a comparative legal study

Mutiso, Antonio Muinde (2022-01-20)

The objective of this research is to critically examine the causes and consequences of the criminalisation of sex work between consenting adults in South Africa by means of a comparative approach. In order to achieve this ...
Dealing lightly with the wounds of my people : a theological ethical critique of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Lephakga, Tshepo (2015-05)

This study is an attempt to critique the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission from a theological ethical perspective. The central critique and argument of this study will be that, it is impossible to reconcile ...
The desirability of consistency in constitutional interpretation

Dzingwa, Sithembiso Osborne (2011-11)

Globally, the justice system has set up courts to respond to complaints of a criminal and civil nature. Courts also respond to complaints which require swift relief by way of shortened procedures, in the form of motion ...
Developing a law and policy framework to regulate cyber bullying in South African schools

Hills, Cathrine Anna (2017-01)

Cyber bullying is a growing phenomenon in schools all over the world, and it is evident that cyber bullying presents certain unique problems for schools in the regulation thereof. From the number of different definitions ...
Developing an appropriate adjudicative and institutional framework for effective social security provisioning in South Africa

Nyenti, Mathias Ashu Tako (2012-11-30)

Developing an adjudicative institutional framework for effective social security provisioning in South Africa entails the establishment of a system that gives effect to the rights (of access) to social security and to ...
Die horisontale werking van die handves van menseregte met spesifieke verwysing na die reg insake laster

Coetzee, Marius (1996-06)

With this piece of work an attempt is made to have a objective evaluation of the influence of South Africa's Bill of rights on the common law of Defamation. the following aspects are being highlighted: The general ...
The effectiveness of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the contect of the five pillars of transitional justice

Motlhoki, Stephina Modiegi (2017-09)

This study evaluated the effectiveness of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (SATRC), using the theoretical and conceptual framework of the five pillars of transitional justice. Chitsike (2012) identified ...
Enforcing the right of access to healthcare services in South Africa

Ebi, Ebi Achigbe Okeng (2016-06)

The right to have access to health care services is enshrined in section 27 of the South African Constitution of 1996 as one of the socio-economic rights protected by this Constitution. In order to observe the entitlements ...
Impediments in the promotion of the right to gender equality in post-apartheid South Africa

Ntlama, Nomthandazo Patience (2010-06)

The adoption of the 1996 Constitution in recognition of the historic imbalances that South Africa inherited from its past, affirms the commitment to the promotion of human rights including the right to equality. The ...
Judicial activism as exponent of the unwritten values inherent in the South African Bill of Rights

Selzer, Henry (1995-11)

This study focuses on the role of the South African judiciary under an entrenched and justiciable Bill of Rights. The lack of an established human rights culture in South Africa results in uncertainty regarding the ...
Law, Psychiatry and psychology : a selection of constitutional, medico-legal and liability issues

Swanepoel, Magdaleen (2009-06)

The purpose of this thesis is to develop a comprehensive process for identifying and addressing primarily constitutional, medico-legal and liability issues, and in addition ethical, social and scientific issues related to ...
Legal issues relating to the treatment of persons living with cancer

Maimela, Charles (2017-06)

Cancer is regarded as a global disease and one of the leading killer diseases in the world. The reason why cancer is so widespread and often misunderstood stems from multiple factors, namely, the lack of knowledge about ...

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