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The Urgent Need for Justice in South Sudan
In an address on 28 March 2022, President Salva Kiir of South Sudan reiterated his opposition to the Hybrid Court for South Sudan (HCSS)—a judicial body which, if established, would have jurisdiction to prosecute those responsible for serious international crimes that have occurred in South Sudan.
The (Original) TRIPS Waiver: The Key to Fulfilling the Right to Health in the Global South
COVID-19 may be one of the most devastating pandemics of our generation but it is unlikely to be the last. The TRIPS Waiver remains a crucial step to ending the pandemic and its disproportionate effects on African countries and the global South.
Mandatory Vaccination against Covid-19: Implications for the South African Workplace
Covid-19’s potentially devastating impact motivated unrivalled global efforts to develop vaccines, which the World Health Organization (WHO) identified as the most effective protection against the disease. Although largely viewed positively, there has been notable mistrust and hesitancy due to concerns about health-related risks associated with Covid-19 vaccines. This has raised questions in the employment context as some employers have quickly moved towards making vaccines mandatory.
The Failed Attempt to Expand the Criminalisation of Consensual Same-sex Relations in Uganda
An analysis of the Ugandan Parliament’s latest attempt to further criminalise consensual same-sex relations reveals the shortfalls of the Sexual Offences Bill, 2019.
“Re-Invigorating Ubuntu Through Water” by Ndjodi Ndeunyema
In “Re-Invigorating Ubuntu Through Water”, Ndjodi Ndeunyema argues for the existence of a court enforceable human right to water that is implied from the right to life in Article 6 of the Namibian Constitution.
The Real Colour of Water: A Review of Ndeunyema’s “Re-Invigorating Ubuntu Through Water”
Ndjodi Ndeunyema’s book “Re-Invigorating Ubuntu Through Water” is the lawyer’s version of the aphorism that “water is life”.
A Republic We Should Keep
In the 25 years since the South African Constitution was signed into law, what progress have we made — and what will it take to attain the constitutional vision of a free, equal and dignified life for all?
Fundamental Rights in Peril: The State of Emergency in Tunisia
As Tunisia is placed under a state of emergency, the survival of a framework of fundamental rights will be critical for addressing the inequality and poverty that prompted the 2011 popular uprising and culminated in Tunisia’s new 2014 Constitution.
The Invisible Royal Hand in Crimes against Humanity in Eswatini
Eswatini has been the staging area for human rights violations since the colonial era…
Court in the Crossfire
Former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga writes about the role of an independent judiciary as the custodian of constitutional democracy in Kenya.
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