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Strategic litigation for educational equity: Analysing the impact of by Mutu, Perekeme

“…Summary\r\nIn recent years, strategic litigation has emerged as a powerful tool for advancing human rights and promoting social justice around the world. This…”
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Litigating the right to basic education for undocumented children in South Africa: The role of the courts in advancing access to schools by Maistry, Anjuli, Van Schalkwyk, Cecile

“…Summary\r\nThe right to basic education is enshrined in section 29(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, which clearly states that…”
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Private schools in South Africa: Pay the bill for the child’s best interests? Terms and conditions apply by Smit, Samantha

“…Summary\r\nIn South Africa, the right to basic education is immediately realisable as set out in the Constitution and confirmed in the case of Governing Body…”
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The constitutional obligation to protect the right to education in Nigeria: A call for action by Onuora-oguno, Azubike C, Silas, Theophilus

“…Summary\r\nThis article argues that beyond the obligation of states to respect, promote and fulfil the right to education, the obligation to protect, which is…”
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Editorial: Special focus on promoting access to basic education through the law in sub-Saharan Africa by Skelton, Ann, Veriava, Faranaaz, Mutu, Perekeme

“…There is broad acceptance that the right to basic education is a fundamental multiplier right. However, the implementation of the right to education has still…”
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State regulation and misconstructions of customary land tenure in South Africa by van Huffel, Anthea-lee September

“…\r\nThe state resorts to misconstructions of customary land tenure rights in its land reform policy that emulate apartheid-era thinking, rather than facing the…”
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The Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill: A case study in transformative constitutionalism beyond the courts by Veriava, Faranaaz

“…\r\nThe Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill (BELA Bill) is one of the most significant reforms to the South African basic education legal framework since 1994…”
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Realising the right to basic education through strategic litigation in Kenya by Skelton, Ann, Mutu, Perekeme

“…Summary\r\nIn pursuit of creating an inclusive and equitable society, the right to basic education stands as a cornerstone, serving as a catalyst for…”
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Justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights under the legal system of South Sudan: A preliminary assessment by Valfredo, Ruben SP

“…\r\nThis article provides an overall assessment on the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCRs) within the legal system of South Sudan…”
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Lessons from the ‘minimum core’ approach to the right to basic education in South Africa by Ally, Nurina, Kazim, Tatiana

“…Summary\r\nSouth Africa’s Constitutional Court has seemed notoriously reluctant to accept that socio-economic rights have a ‘minimum core’. Following Mazibuko…”
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Domestic and international law contradictions in Zimbabwe’s gender quota system by Lihiru, Victoria Melkisedeck

“…\r\nIn 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…”
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Transforming education through mother tongue language as a language of instruction in South Africa by Quan, Gertrude Mafoa, Fambasayi, Rongedzayi, Ferreira, Tasreeq

“…Summary\r\nThe right to receive education in an official language of one’s choice is enshrined in section 29(2) of the Constitution. However, the South African…”
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Evaluating access to education for Rastafarian children and Muslim girls in Malawi by Chitha, Mateo Fatsani

“…Summary\r\nOver the years, there has been a challenge for Rastafarian and female Muslim children to access education in public schools as well as…”
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Taxation and human rights: Towards a sustainable realisation of minimum core obligations in Nigeria by Olika, Daniel

“…\r\nTwenty-four years after the establishment of the fourth republic and the Constitution that ushered in the democratic regime in Nigeria, the 1999…”
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Protecting digital rights through soft law: Ensuring the implementation of the revised Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa by Ilori, Tomiwa

“…\r\nThis article examines the use of soft law for digital rights protection in African countries. Focusing particularly on the Declaration of Principles on…”
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Public property in South Africa: A human rights perspective by Viljoen, Sue-Mari

“…\r\nThis article reviews public property and the distinct role of the state as public land owner within a rich human rights framework. To critically rethink…”
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Beyond symmetrical binaries: The emergence of the constitutional recognition of transgender persons in Zimbabwe with reference to by Magashula, Kutlwano Pearl, Ngwena, Charles

“…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…”
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The prospects of litigation to secure maternal health in Nigeria: Does by Olayanju, Oluseyi

“…Summary\r\nBlood transfusions play a crucial role in addressing obstetric complications such as post-partum haemorrhage and anaemia that contribute to maternal…”
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The Mariana Trench of transphobia in South Africa: The legislative by Baird, Sophy

“…Summary\r\nSociety as a whole has for eons been premised on the importance of patriarchy and heteronormatity. During this time society has seen gradual leaps…”
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Editorial by Viljoen, Frans

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