On the 4-6 September 2014, the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) hosted the Land Tenure Summit. I joined the Communal Land Tenure session, which was attended by a large contingent of traditional leaders. The two presenters were Aninka Claasens from the Centre for Law and Society and Judge Ngwenya, the current chairperson […]
Category Archives: Legislation
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 […]
Constitution, Criminal Offences, Equality and Non-discrimination, Legislation
Decriminalisation of Sex Work in South Africa
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Jul
Jul
During the Public Interest Law Gathering held at Wits University in July 2013, a panel discussion highlighted the case for the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa. It must be noted that this panel discussion came about due, in part, to the position paper released in May this year by the Commission for Gender […]
Africa, Constitutional Court, Criminal Offences, HIV/AIDs, Human Rights, Legislation, South Africa
Do we need to Criminalise HIV Transmission?
27
Jun
Jun
In what the Herald refers to a “precedent setting” matter, a Port Elizabeth man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his niece with HIV. The criminalisation of the transmission of HIV is an issue which has already been considered by the South African Law Commission. In 2001, the Commission developed a report […]
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