Note: This post was first published on the Oxford Human Rights Hub. South Africa’s Legal Resources Centre (LRC) launched a new book – Ready to Learn? A Legal Resource for Realising the Right to Education – on 25 October at the Open Society Foundations in New York City (see press release here). In this post, […]
Category Archives: Legal Resources Centre
Constitution, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Legislation, National Government, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Angolan Refugee Cessation: A cauldron of special circumstances
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Sep
Sep
On the 23 May this year, the Minister of Home Affairs announced that, in accordance with a recommendation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), from the 31 August 2013 the South African government intended to cease the recognition of Angolan asylum seekers. Hence, the window of opportunity for current Angolan refugee’s to act […]
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Jun
Jun
On Thursday 6 January, the Eastern Cape High Court ordered the Department of Basic Education (DBE) to employ 108 temporary teachers on a permanent basis and remunerate them from the day they assumed duty. The DBE was given until 30 June to do this. The teachers are from 17 Eastern Cape schools and were represented […]
Constitution, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre
Law, Justice and Morality in South Africa – The Past and the Present
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Apr
Apr
22 April 2013 A speech by George Bizos SC at the Plato Week in South Africa for the School of Practical Philosophy Introduction Professors, academics, philosophers, students and interested guests: It is my honour to have been asked to speak at Plato Week in South Africa by the School of Practical Philosophy. I would like […]