South Africa stands by constitutional and international principles The following is an extract from the Legal Resources Centre 2012 Annual Report The LRC represented the Society for the Abolition of the Death Penalty earlier in 2012 in a Constitutional Court case concerning the extradition of two Botswana nationals on murder charges. Mr Tsebe and Mr […]
Author Archives: Jean-Andre Deenik
Africa, Extractive Industries, Legal Resources Centre, Regional Work
Free Prior and Informed Consent for Indigenous Communities
05
Mar
Mar
The LRC’s regional project focuses on the protection of community rights to resources and, in particular, aims to find ways in which to improve the imbalance of power between rural communities in Africa and those interested in their resources; be they government or potential investors. The imbalance of power is not only a function of […]
09
Nov
Nov
The LRC’s Constitutional Litigation Unit attorney, Wilmien Wilcomb, recently published an article in Business Day on the Traditional Courts Bill, entitled, “Restoring power or the dignity of rural people?” In it, she states that: “Opposition to the bill is largely based on the fact that it does not reflect living customary law and its participatory […]
Children's Rights, Equality and Non-discrimination, Legal Resources Centre, Litigation
Family Responsibility in the Workplace
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Oct
Oct
Time tax and reasonable accommodation when caring for the elderly, disabled and children For many employees, their duties as parents or caregivers of children, dependents, the elderly or sick family members sometimes conflict with the rigid requirements of their workplace. In light of the HIV/Aids crisis, the burden that caring for sick family members place […]