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Fay, Patrick Vincent. "Constitutionalising socio-economic rights in Ireland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491882.

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There is an antipathy to constitutionalising socio-economic rights in Ireland among' senior judges and politicians. The arguments advanced are based mainly on alleged differences between socio-economic rights and the traditionai civil and political rights. .An analysis shows that the distinction between social and economic rights and the traditional civil and political rights is not as simple as is often supposed. Further, the two sets ofrights are interdependent and indivisible. Most of the rights protected by the Constitution of Ireland are traditional civil and political rights. The socio-e

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Brand, Jacobus Frederick Daniel (Danie). "Courts, socio-economic rights and transformative politics." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/1333.

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Thesis (LLD (Public Law))—University of Stellenbosch, 2009.<br>ENGLISH SUMMARY: The point of departure of this dissertation is that transformation in South Africa depends on transformative politics – extra-institutional, substantive, oppositional, transformation-oriented politics. One challenge South Africa’s constitution therefore poses to courts is to take account of the impact of adjudication on transformative politics. The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the relationship between adjudication and transformative politics within a specific context – adjudication of socio-econom

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Palmer, Ellie. "Judicial Review, Socio-Economic Rights and the Human Rights Act." Thesis, University of Essex, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.510528.

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Rosen, Desa. "Socio-economic rights as constitutional human rights : Canada, India and South Africa." Thesis, University of London, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429140.

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Swart, Sarah Jean. "Unaccompanied minor refugees and the protection of their socio-economic rights under human rights law." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8093.

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The main objective of this study is to investigate the practical treatment of Unaccompanied Minor Refugees (UMR) in Ghana and South Africa, and to explore whether such treatment is in accordance with existing international norms and standards for the protection of refugee children. The study will focus on the realisation of children’s socio-economic rights in order to measure treatment. This study also seeks to address the obstacles which prevent the full and proper treatment of UMR, and to make recommendations as to how the international community can better regulate the treatment of UMR. In

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McLean, Kirsty Sheila. "Judicial interpretation and enforcement of socio-economic rights in South Africa." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.670163.

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Kasonde, Linda. "The need for justiciable socio-economic rights in the bill of rights in the Zambian constitution." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4707.

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Seleoane, Lebohang Clyde. "The implementation of socio-economic rights in South Africa : a meta-analysis." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51985.

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Thesis (MPhil)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Socio-economic rights are the subject of much debate in South Africa and elsewhere. At first they were simply denied the status of any rights at all. Lately, there is a fair amount of recognition for them as rights. The tendency is, however, to relegate them to paper rights and invest very little effort in bringing about their actual realisation. In this thesis I inquire into the question of what a human right, properly so called, is, and then whether, in the light of that inquiry, there is a basis for the reluctance t

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Nhampossa, João Valentim. "Challenges to the implementation and enforcement of socio-economic rights in Mozambique." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12499.

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Mozambique is faced with severe poverty and this study examines what are the main legal and institutional challenges to the implementation and enforcement of socio-economic rights in Mozambique. The author looks at how contributions can be made to the improvement of promotion, protection, and fulfilment of socio-economic rights as well as the improvement of the rule of law and good governance in Mozambique.<br>A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in

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Adhikari, Bhim. "Property rights and natural resources : socio-economic heterogeneity and common property resource management." Thesis, University of York, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.288589.

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Rossouw, Melene Cynthia. "Democracy in action: Public participation and the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights." University of the Western Cape, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6460.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>While the Constitutional Court has repeatedly enforced a duty to meaningfully engage with communities where the provision of basic social services and goods is at stake, uncertainty about the form, extent and quality of community engagement continues to negatively impact on development projects. The much publicised "toilet saga" in the Makhaza informal settlement in the Western Cape is a telling example. This problem is partly attributable to a lack of clarity about the legal foundations and basis of this duty. The research project explores such an approach by clarifyin

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Galliker, Doris. "The potential impact of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the realisation of socio-economic rights in the international arena: what can be learnt from the justiciability of socio-economic rights in South Africa?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4694.

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The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (the 'Optional Protocol' or the 'OP-ICESCR') has recently been adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations. This document establishes a new complaints procedure for economic, social and cultural rights ('ESCR') within the United Nations human rights system. Hence, those rights ' as it is already the case for civil and political rights (CPR) ' will become quasi-justiciable at international level. Once the Optional Protocol will enter into force, individuals and groups victims of violations of a

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Khayundi, Francis Bulimo Mapati. "The Kenya National Human Rights Commission and the promotion, protection and monitoring of socio-economic rights in Kenya." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/60413.

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The promulgation of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya introduced socio-economic rights (SERs) amid widespread poverty and rising inequality. This study seeks to answer the overarching question, what role can the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) play in promoting, protecting and monitoring SERs in Kenya? Further research questions included whether the KNCHR has the requisite powers to perform its mandate and what lessons could be learned from the South African context. The research sought to understand how the local context affects the ability of KNCHR to carry out its mandate. Li

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Alexie, Taguekou Kenfack. "Realising the socio-economic rights of refugees under international human rights law: A case study of South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3853.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>The purpose of this study is to outline the socio-economic rights of refugees in South Africa with a particular emphasis on their rights to education, housing and health care. The study aims to explore whether the current treatment of refugees in South Africa is in accordance with existing international norms and standards for the protection of refugees. The study focuses on the realisation of the above-mentioned socio-economic rights in order to measure the treatment. The study also seeks to address the obstacles which prevent the full and proper treatment of refugees,

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Hardowar, Rishi Kumarsingh. "Improving domestic enforcement of socio-economic rights through international law : ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by South Africa." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3220.

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Mbazira, Christopher. "The enforcement of socio-economic rights in the African human rights system : drawing inspiration from the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and South Africa's evolving jurisprudence." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1062.

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"It is submitted that South Africa presents the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Court) with inspiration to draw from on how social-economic rights can be protected. Issues of locus, defining the state's obligations, effective remedies and their enforcement can be drawn from. However, it is impossible to transpose a domestic system directly into the regional system. It is also submitted that South Africa's Constitution and jurisprudence is not without criticisms as assessed against the backdrop of internati

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Ntlama, Nomthandazo Patience. "The implementation of court orders in respect of socio-economic rights in South Africa." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/53648.

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Thesis (LL.M.)--Stellenbosch University, 2003.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In recognition of the socio-economic imbalances inherited from the past and the abject poverty experienced by many, the people of South Africa adopted a Constitution fully committed to protecting socio-economic rights and advancing social justice. Apartheid constituted a violation of every internationally recognised human right. Seen in this light the emphasis on socio-economic rights in the new South African Constitution represents a commitment to guarantee to everyone in society a certain minimum standard of living bel

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Bilchitz, David Israel. "Giving priority to the worst off : the justification and enforcement of socio-economic rights." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417946.

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Mhlanga, Lindani. "The horizontal application of socio-economic rights from a transformative perspective : the right to have access to adequate housing." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69921.

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This study is motivated by the judiciary’s unwillingness to positively engage in the horizontal application of the right to adequate housing, thereby perpetuating a formalistic legal culture that has curtailed and continues to curtail the exponential effect of the constitution in an environment of finite resources. The socio-economic position of the previously disadvantaged was undoubtedly a result of deliberate action by the apartheid era government and thus it can also be reversed or redressed through deliberate reforms. Furthermore, the post-apartheid government inherited a burden, with re

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Rippenaar, Shéan Jamie. "The ratification of the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, strategic litigation and the right of access to adequate housing." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6828.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>Access to adequate housing is an important socio-economic right and is of central importance for the enjoyment of all rights. The right to access adequate housing is viewed as a fundamental human right and has been described in both International Law and by the South African courts as being essential to the dignity of human beings. Access to adequate housing thus plays an important part in ensuring human dignity for all persons. It is also one of the key elements needed to ensure that all persons have access to an adequate standard of living. Access to adequate housing

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Mashego, Katlego Arnold. "Examining the link between economic development and the enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa: A case study of South Africa and Nigeria." University of Western Cape, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8333.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>This year marks 57 years since Organisation of African Unity (OAU) was formed on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This year also marks 18 years since the African Union (AU) was formed on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. This year further marks 39 years since the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter) was adopted on 27 June 1981 in Nairobi, Kenya. This was recorded as historic step towards the protection of human rights in Africa.

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Lawrence, Rosline. "The impact of supervisory orders and structural interdicts in socio economic rights cases in South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2013. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_2443_1381135607.

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<p>The sentiment of Justice Ackerman that courts have a particular responsibility and obligation to &ldquo<br>forge new tools&rdquo<br>and shape innovative remedies to achieve a goal, is profound and based on a constitution with a transformative nature. The injustice of apartheid brought about unequal resource distribution in South Africa and this is well documented. The need for innovative remedies to address these injustices has been in demand. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa has made available, sufficient remedies for the courts to deal with these concerns. However, the cou

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Akintayo, Akinola Ebunolu. "Socio-economic rights, political action, judicial conceptions of democracy and transformation : South Africa and Nigeria." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/46116.

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There is robust literature linking poverty to lack of political power and voice of the poor. It has also been shown that this lack of power and voice operate in turn to intensify the poverty of those concerned. I argue that the failure to engage with this lack of power appear to be the bane of efforts to engage with poverty the world over. Thus, several initiatives ranging from the welfare systems, to grants and aids, and even the rights-based approach to poverty reduction in which socio-economic rights forms a significant part appear not to have made meaningful or substantial difference to wo

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Zwemstra, Heinrich Martin. "Die roeping van die kerk ten opsigte van sosio-ekonomiese regte in Suid-Afrika : 'n teologies-etiese studie / Heinrich Martin Zwemstra." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1410.

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Delport, Petrus Terblanche. "Law-Life: Colonialism and the flows of the political." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62674.

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In the Constitutional Court case of Mazibuko and Others v The City of Johannesburg and Others CCT 39/09 [2009], a case dealing with the question of access to water, the presiding judge, Kate O'Regan CJ, makes the following opening remarks to the judgment: 'Water is life. Without it, nothing organic grows. Human beings need water to drink, to cook, to wash and to grow our food. Without it, we will die. It is not surprising then that our Constitution entrenches the right of access to water'. My aim in this dissertation is to investigate the couplet of law-life and the political in the Constituti

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Marochini, Masa. "Indivisibility and interdependence of human rights : should there be limits to the European Court of Human Rights reading significant socio-economic elements into Convention rights?" Thesis, University of Dundee, 2012. https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/e4b096d3-2bfc-4f82-8f47-26f1d37d1d25.

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The main focus of this thesis is on the work of the European Court on Human Rights (the Court, ECtHR), namely on judgments by which the Court reads into the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention, ECHR) rights with significant socio-economic elements already guaranteed under the European Social Charter (the Charter, ECS) and the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ECPT). Reading in such rights into the Convention raises numerous problems, from practical ones concerning the implementation of judgments and the increase

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Pejan, Ramin. "A reflection on international human rights non-governmental organizations' approach to promoting socio-economic rights : lessons from a South African experience." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=82667.

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This thesis, by reviewing a human rights project implemented by the Association for Water and Rural Development (AWARD), a South African based non-governmental organization (NGO), seeks to address the ongoing discussion regarding the role of international human rights NGOs in promoting socio-economic rights, adding a local perspective to this debate. It argues that international human rights NGOs working on socio-economic rights issues need to evaluate their approaches to promoting socio-economic rights, including their methodologies and strategies, and to engage more substantively with

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Ezechukwu, Paul Onuorah. "Critique of socio-economic rights provisions under chapter two of the Nigerian Constitution and their justiciability." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62563.

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Human rights became a global issue after the atrocity and barbaric genocide unleashed on over six million Jews, Sinti, and Romani (Gypsies), homosexuals, persons with disabilities and the 'Negro' (blacks) during the second world war by Nazis regime of Germany. Initially, individuals' rights were not the subject of international law, because the norm of the international law is to regulate relationship amongst member states as sovereign nations; thus, United Nations [(UN) founded in 1945] were reluctant to interfere in state parties' affairs. The unfortunate wanton abuse and violation of human

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Ngcukaitobi, T. "Judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights under the 1996 constitution : realising the vision of social justice." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003204.

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Few legal developments in South Africa and elsewhere in the world in recent times have excited such controversy as the legal recognition of social and economic rights. South Africa has created a special place for itself in world affairs for being one of the countries that recognise socio-economic rights in a justiciable Bill of Rights. Partly this is in response to the appalling levels of poverty prevalent in the country which could potentially destabilise the new democracy. Improvement of the quality of life of every citizen is a crucial step in consolidating the constitutional democracy. The

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Ngang, Carol Chi. "Socio-economic rights litigation : a potential strategy in the struggle for social justice in South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40614.

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In this study I investigate how and to what extent socio-economic rights litigation can be used as a pragmatic strategy in the struggle for social justice in South Africa. In response to arguments that litigation lacks potential to change the socio-economic conditions that poor people often contest, I examine its potential to create social transformation. My analysis is premised on the fact that the constitutional project promises to construct South African society among others on the pillar of social justice, where the potential of every individual to enjoy improved quality of life is guarant

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Sonkita, Conteh. "Inhibiting 'progressive realisation'? The effect of privatisation on the right to water in Senegal and South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1234.

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"Against the preceding background, the phenomenon of privatisation has come to be a particularly important factor with respect to the progressive realisation of the right to water. Privatisation is the process of transferring property from public ownership to private ownership or transferring management of a service or activity from government to the private sector There has been a rapid growth in the privatisation of essential services in many African states, based on the belief that the private sector can deliver growth and efficiency more effectively than the public sector. This supposition

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Ncube, Kukhanya. "The right to water in the constitution and sustainable development in South Africa." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6538.

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Magister Philosophiae - MPhil<br>The South African Constitution, 1996 has placed the right to sufficient water as a Constitutional right. The provision of this right by the Constitution intends to redress the violation of human rights, to ensure that South Africa’s scarce water resources are protected from pollution and that every South African, including the poor and the marginalised, enjoys them. Consequently, the Constitution has placed a legal obligation on the government to realise the right to have access to sufficient water. In order for the government to fulfil its obligation to

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Hofmeyr, Amanda. "No meaningless gesture, the measure and meaning of socio-economic rights in the New South African Constitution." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ54243.pdf.

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Raligilia, Konanani Happy. "The impact of the CODESA talks on the socio-economic rights of the majority of South Africans." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65713.

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Current issues concerning socio-economic challenges faced by the majority of South Africans are attributed to the former apartheid regime and its inequality policies between black and white citizens. Salient to the Convention for a Democratic South Africa talks was the centralisation of the negotiations on the political transition from the old apartheid regime to a democratic dispensation at the expense of socio-economic discussions. It is for this reason that this research study examined the historical background leading up to the Convention for a Democratic South Africa talks and the impact

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Thomas, Bernice Karen. "The importance of documentation for the protection of unaccompanied and separated migrant children and the realisation of access to socio-economic rights: An assessment of the participation and roles of stakeholders." University of Western Cape, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8335.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>This paper reports on the findings of a study on the importance of documentation for unaccompanied separated migrant children on South African soil. The objectives of the study is to identify what the international and national laws and policies state about protecting children’s rights, particularly, their socio-economic rights, in the context of irregular migration. Their rights to have legal documentation, their right to education as well as health care, among others. Most importantly, the paper attempts to gain an understanding of the role and obligations of South Af

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Mwebe, Henry. "The impact of privatisation on socio-economic rights and services in Africa: the case of water privatisation in South Africa." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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This study generally centres on the debate about the impact of privatisation on socio-economic rights and services. The specific objective of the study is to establish whether the privatisation of water services in South Africa has led to denial of access, either through the lack of availability of a commercialised, cost-recovery service, or denial of access because of hight rates and resultant inability to pay. The study analysed how this has impacted on the states constitutional and international human rights obligation and how the resultant problems can be addressed. It examines whether or

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Miamingi, Remember Philip Daniel. "Inclusion by exclusion? : an assessment of the justiciability of socio-economic rights under the 2005 Interim National Constitution of the Sudan." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/8099.

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This work critically examines the justiciability of the Sudan model of constitutionalising socio-economic rights (SER) and the legal implications of this model. Discusses the following questions: (1) What is the scope and extent of the Sudan Bill of Rights? (2) What is the effect of section 27(3) on section 22 of the Sudan Interim National Constitution? (3) Does the Constitution provide for justiciable SER, if yes, can the South African model of rendering SER justiciable and their standard of review provide a useful guide to the Sudan?<br>Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa

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Mc, Murray Izaane. "The utilisation of socio-economic rights of children to alleviate poverty in South Africa / by Izaane Mc Murray." Thesis, North-West University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/268.

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According to the latest statistics it has been estimated that 72% of South African children, or 4, 6 million aged 0-6, and 12, 3 million aged 0-18 are poor. These children face shortages of food, clothing, and shelter. They also lack access to basic services. It can therefore be argued with authority that basic human dignity and other fundamental rights are denied to these children. In order to facilitate South Africa's development as a democratic state based on human dignity, freedom, and equality, the government has recently confirmed its commitment to eradicate child poverty in particular.

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Adewoye, Oluwatomilola M. "Socio-economic rights litigation as a means to engendering social change in South Africa: an introduction and context." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18618.

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Millions of people in the world and especially in Africa are yet to be delivered from the scourge of poverty. „Over three billion people in the world live on less than $2.50 per day and more than 80% of the world‟s population are living in countries where income differentials are widening. About 1.1 billion people in developing countries lack access to clean water, one out of every three urban dwellers in the cities of developing countries are living in slum conditions and about 790 million people in the world are chronically undernourished‟. These statistics reveal the extent to which million

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Gatali, Mucyo Teddy. "Socio-economic rights of urban refugees and refugees in camps : a comparative study of South Africa and Rwanda." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53128.

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Nwobi, Ikechukwu Samart. "The role of the judiciary towards enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa : a lesson from South Africa." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53174.

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In this dissertation I investigated and argued that Socio-economic rights can be justiciable as against the popular view being conceived and proposed against this notion. I argued that this noble project of adjudication and enforceability of socio-economic rights can be readily achieved if the judiciary understands its role in the adjudicative process involving such rights. I further recommended that the judiciary should be more active, pragmatic and innovative when called upon to adjudicate the provisions of socio-economic rights. In the course of my investigation, I related the famous exampl

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Getachew, Tarikua. "Implementation of the right to food and the poverty reduction papers in perspective: the Ethiopian and the South African examples." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/990.

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"The interest in food and its impact on, and relationship with, overall development only came in the late 1990s with the World Food Summit in Rome in 1996. It was only in this period that "food insecurity" was pinpointed as the root cause of underdevelopment-related problems. The causes for "food insecurity" themselves were identified and lack of food as such was not among the first problems: discrimination, misconceived policies and many others were. Even then food security issues were linked with poverty reduction and development as a whole, making food mainly a development issue and thus co

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Obibuaku, Ugochukwu Lawrence. "The promotion and protection of Socio-Economic Rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : Prospects and Challenges in South Africa and Nigeria." Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.536728.

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This thesis argues that the nature of socio-economic rights makes their violation central to key poverty and developmental issues in Africa. The thesis further argues that an effective socio-economic rights' legal and institutional framework will aid the realisation of socioeconomic rights as well as poverty reduction and development. In this context, the thesis examines the arrangements made for the promotion and protection of socio-economic rights under the African Charter. It also critically examines challenges to the realisation of socioeconomic rights under the Charter. Using South Africa

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Nkhata, Mwiza Jo. "The social trust and leadership roles : revitalising duty bearer accountability in the protection of social and economic rights in Malawi and Uganda." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1153.

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"The relevance of social and economic rights to societal welfare and well-being need not be overemphasised. The quality of life enjoyed by the citizenry is directly related to the level of enjoyment of social and economic rights in any particular country. However, the enjoyment of social and economic rights is, in turn, largely predicated on the manner in which national resources are managed and directed towards obligations raised by social and economic rights. It is axiomatic, therefore, to devise a framework that ensures that managers of public resources operate within an environment where t

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Chilemba, Enoch MacDonnell. "A critical appraisal of the right to primary education of children with disabilities in Malawi." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_7124_1360933073.

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Mngxekeza, Siyabulela. "Realising the right to the highest attainable standard of health in the nuclear industry." University of the Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6974.

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Magister Legum - LLM<br>African states are interested in the development of nuclear power (also referred to as atomic power) for the generation of electricity and desalination. These include Algeria, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Tunisia, South Africa, and Uganda. The nuclear governance in South Africa has adopted principles into its legal system which require it to comply with the objectives of numerous resolutions, conventions, treaties, bilateral and multilateral agreements. Therefore, there is an obligation upon the government through ‘reasonable legislative and ot

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Xu, Ting. "Property rights, governance and socio-economic transformation : the revival of private property and its limits in post-Mao China." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2009. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2187/.

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This thesis examines the nature of property rights in historical and contemporary China. The principal question addressed in the study is: what is the nature and significance of the re-emergence of private property in the context of rapid socio-economic change in post-Mao China. In examining this issue the dissertation looks beyond established dichotomies in Chinese law such as 'public versus private', and explores the manner in which the Chinese define ownership and leave the boundaries between the public and the private in property rights unclear. This study concludes that while there is a l

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Odongo, Godfrey Odhiambo. "Making non-state actors accountable for violations of socio-economic rights: a case study of transnational corporations in the African context." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/932.

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"The exclusive focus on the state-centric paradigm of IHRL fails to address the increasing number of an array of private (non-state) actors who may come into play in terms of violations of human rights. Therefore while this study proceeds from the premise that the state is the primary focus of IHRL, it will be argued that the state cannot certainly be deemed the sole bearer of responsibility for human rights violations in view of the increase in the number of potential violators. Consequently, the study aims to address three issues. Firstly, it seeks to investigate the increase in the number

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Ankut, Priscilla Yachat. "Balancing parental responsibility and state obligation in fulfilling the socio-economic rights of children under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/983.

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"The prevailing realities of 'severely depressed' African economies make it difficult for children to enjoy the socio-economic rights guaranteed under the Children's Charter. This study takes the view that the responsibility of parents and the obligations of the state towards children's socio-economic rights must be mutually supportive. It therefore proposes the need for balancing parental responsibility and state obligations in the struggle to ensure that the socio-economic rights of children across the continent are met, albeit, under difficult economic circumstances. ... The study is divide

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Amollo, Rebecca. "Women’s Socio-Economic Rights in the Context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa: Thematic Focus on Health, Housing, Property and Freedom from Violence." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/1736.

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Doctor Legum - LLD<br>The thesis finds that the majority of women affected by HIV and AIDS in South Africa still live in conditions of poor access to health services, inadequate access to housing, limited access to property and live amidst gender-based violence. Nevertheless, there exist legal protections and jurisprudential developments in the country that are significant for the realisation of women's rights in the context of HIV and AIDS. The thesis concludes that the law is not the ultimate site for change to improve women's lives, but that applied with other efforts, can be transformative

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