Freedom Month Lecture Series, University of the Witwatersrand Speech by: Advocate George Bizos SC (Counsel, Legal Resources Centre) assisted by Byron Jaffe, Monika Juengst-Miechzkowska and Avani Singh (Legal Resources Centre) presented at the University of the Witwaterstrand, hosted by the Department of Arts and Culture 21 April 2016 Introduction The progress towards democracy in South […]
Author Archives: Jean-Andre Butcher
On the 6 April 2016, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) held a side event at the 58th session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Banjul, The Gambia. The side event discussed the United Nations proposed treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights. The side event […]
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The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) co-hosted a public debate entitled “A binding treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights: A good or bad idea?” on Friday 19 February at the University of Witwatersrand Law School. The panellists were Ana María Suárez […]
Children's Rights, Conference, Education, Human Rights, India, Legal Resources Centre, Litigation, MDGs, SDGs, UN Special Rapporteur
The Right to Education post-2015
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The fundamental right to education must include quality education – and standardised measures of outcomes must be introduced to ensure equality, quality and accountability. The future development agenda should be committed to its enforceability. These were some of the conclusions following two days of thought-provoking presentations and discussions during a conference held last month. The […]