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Traditional leadership in South Africa: From blood and might usurpation to constitutional accountability by Nkosi, Sipho

“…Summary\r\nDespite regional variations, traditional leadership has always been practised in the same way all across oceans and nations. It has always been an…”
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The right to development in Francophone Africa: Post-colonial agreements, sovereign authority and control over natural resources by Wanki, Justin Ngambu

“…\r\nThis article critiques the decolonisation process of erstwhile colonised Francophone African states, during which France failed to effectively guarantee…”
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Public participation as an essential requirement of the environmental rule of law: Reflections on South Africa’s approach in policy and practice by Hall, Jenny, Lukey, Peter J

“…Summary\r\nThe need for public participation to be embedded in environmental governance has for several decades been accepted in international law. There are…”
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Recognising form through function in the context of integrating the bride requirement in customary marriages in South Africa by Kruuse, Helen, Mwambene, Lea

“…Summary\r\nIn previous scholarship we argued how the state and courts have tended to favour a formal or definitional approach to customary marriages in South…”
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NCA Plant Hire CC v Blackfield Group Holdings (Pty) Limited [2021] JOL 51810 (GJ) by Boraine, A., Swart, WJC

“…The facts and judgment in NCA Plant Hire CC v Blackfield Group Holdings (Pty) Limited [2021] JOL 51810 (GJ) raises some interesting questions in relation to…”
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A human rights critique of Ghana's Anti-LGBTIQ+ Bill of 2021 by Coleman, Theophilus E, Ako, Ernest Yaw, Kyeremateng, Joshua G

“…The Ghanaian Parliament is currently considering the passage of a law to re-criminalise consensual same-sex conduct between adults in private. If passed into…”
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Digital neo-colonialism : the Chinese model of internet sovereignty in Africa by Gravett, Willem

“…China is making a sustained effort to become a ‘cyber superpower’. An integral part of this effort is the propagation by Beijing of the notion of ‘internet…”
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A promising potential: Using the right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress to advance public health in Africa by Shawa, Remmy, Coomans, Fons, Cox, Helen, London, Leslie

“…In 2020 the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights published its 25th General Comment on the right to enjoy the benefits of…”
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A post-mortem assessment of the #EndSARS protest and police brutality in Nigeria by Ecoma, Bonnievolo E

“…In October 2020 many Nigerians took to the streets to protest against the illicit and inhumane activities and brazen brutality of the Special Anti-Robbery…”
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The Mariana Trench of transphobia in South Africa: The legislative lacunae in KOS v Minister of Home Affairs by Baird, Sophy

“…Society as a whole has for eons been premised on the importance of patriarchy and heteronormatity. During this time society has seen gradual leaps regarding…”
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Mangwende v Machodo: Bride price refund and the violation of women's rights in contemporary Zimbabwe by Vengesai, Priccilar

“…This article undertakes an analysis of a Zimbabwean High Court case, Mangwende v Machodo, on the refund of the bride price. It is ascertained in the article…”
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Juxtaposing emerging community laws and international human rights jurisprudence on the protection of women and girls from harmful practices in Malawi by Kachika, Tinyade

“…In recent years, community laws to address harmful practices affecting women and girls in rural Malawi have been forming under the leadership of traditional…”
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Justice in conflict: Principle of complementarity or principle of competition? by Ncame, Noluthando P

“…The establishment of a permanent international criminal court was a necessity and the fear of it infringing on a state's sovereignty was real and ever present…”
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Beyond symmetrical binaries: The emergence of the constitutional recognition of transgender persons in Zimbabwe with reference to Nathanson v Mteliso & Others 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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Leveraging technology to deliver basic education to children in conflict areas of Northern Nigeria by Mutu, Perekeme

“…Studies have shown that children residing in countries affected by armed conflict are more likely not to attend school as compared to other children. This is…”
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From 'puzzling' to comprehensible and efficient: Reform proposals to the African human rights framework through a 'system' lens by Zouapet, Apollin Koagne

“…Forty years after the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the African architecture for the promotion and protection of human rights…”
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The regional regulation of child labour laws through harmonisation within COMESA, the EAC and SADC by Bernard, Rowena B

“…Child labour results in children working under dangerous and hazardous conditions, which affects their growth and development, as well as their health and…”
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The prospects of litigation to secure maternal health in Nigeria: Does SERAP v Attorney-General Lagos have any value? by Olayanju, Oluseyi

“…Blood transfusions play a crucial role in addressing obstetric complications such as post-partum haemorrhage and anaemia that contribute to maternal deaths…”
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A crisis of design and judicial practice? Curbing state disengagement from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights by Adjolohoun, Sègnonna Horace

“…In the space of four years, between 2016 and 2020, four of the ten states that had recognised the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’…”
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Critical reflections on the justiciability of the right to education in Ghana by Korankye-Sakyi, Francis Kofi, Faakye, Solomon, Atupare, Peter A

“…Article 38(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana provides that ‘the state shall provide educational facilities at all levels and in all the regions of Ghana,…”
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