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Limitations on the rights of migrant workers: Is a compliant and consistent approach being followed? 对移徙工人权利的限制:是否采取了合规和一致的做法?

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.12

Kamalesh Newaj

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Advocating for mediation as a way to de-escalate conflict, with a focus on medico-legal claims: The anatomy of human conflict 倡导调解作为冲突降级的一种方式，重点是医学法律索赔:人类冲突的解剖

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.11

Errol C Muller, Cornelis F Swanepoel

{"title":"Advocating for mediation as a way to de-escalate conflict, with a focus on medico-legal claims: The anatomy of human conflict","authors":"Errol C Muller, Cornelis F Swanepoel","doi":"10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.11","url":null,"abstract":"The incidence and extent of medico-legal claims in South Africa has increased exponentially over the past number of years. Conventionally, medical negligence claims follow the civil litigation route, while alternative, perhaps better-suited, dispute resolution techniques and mechanisms are seldom considered. Where the occasional disputant does opt for mediation instead of civil litigation, mediators are not adequately versed in the human behavioural factors of conflict, even though these are crucial in establishing an appropriate strategy to de-escalate conflict and achieve settlement. Paying particular attention to medical negligence claims, this article draws on interdisciplinary sources to propose practical guidelines for mediators, whether existing or aspirant, to develop their mediation styles and strategies with regard to the thought processes and psychological factors behind disputes. This occurs against the backdrop of the current failure by formal legal education and vocational training curriculums to equip lawyers and mediators with even a basic understanding of the anatomy of human conflict. Incorporating such teaching into our curriculums could go a long way towards greater and more effective use of mediation to settle disputes, instead of summarily opting for the adversarial, costly and time-consuming route of civil litigation.","PeriodicalId":489270,"journal":{"name":"Law, Democracy & Development","volume":"51 s28","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135431822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evaluating the potential impact of National Health Insurance on medical scheme members' rights to have access to health-care services in South Africa 评估国家健康保险对南非医疗计划成员获得保健服务权利的潜在影响

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.14

Davy Rammila

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Democracy and the rule of law: Comparative lessons between Uganda and South Africa 民主与法治:乌干达与南非的比较教训

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.18

John C Mubangizi

{"title":"Democracy and the rule of law: Comparative lessons between Uganda and South Africa","authors":"John C Mubangizi","doi":"10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.18","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of democracy and the rule of law cannot be overemphasised, as they create an environment in which a country can promote development, protect its citizens, and ensure equal access to justice for all. The two are closely linked to each other: the rule of law is necessary for any democracy to function. However, the degree to which these ideals are achieved varies from country to country and depends on numerous internal and external factors. This article explores the extent to which Uganda and South Africa have achieved these ideals and the comparative lessons that the two countries could learn from each other. It begins by placing the concepts of democracy and rule of law in proper context, after which it explains the rationale for comparing the two countries, provides historical context, and looks at the current realities in these countries. Comparative lessons are then drawn. The general conclusion is that the experiences of Uganda and South Africa demonstrate the importance of maintaining the rule of law and ensuring democratic accountability. It is further concluded that they highlight the challenges to, and opportunities for, promoting democracy and the rule of law.","PeriodicalId":489270,"journal":{"name":"Law, Democracy & Development","volume":"51 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135431823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Protecting the human rights of pregnant and parenting adolescents in Lesotho: 'What's culture got to do with it?' 保护莱索托怀孕和养育子女的青少年的人权:“文化与此有什么关系?”

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.15

Puleng Relebohile Letsie, Charles Ngwena

{"title":"Protecting the human rights of pregnant and parenting adolescents in Lesotho: 'What's culture got to do with it?'","authors":"Puleng Relebohile Letsie, Charles Ngwena","doi":"10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.15","url":null,"abstract":"Poor health, social exclusion, and stigma are usually associated with adolescent pregnancy and parenting, resulting in girls' suspension and, in some instances, expulsion from school. While most African states, including Lesotho, have laws and policies protecting the rights of all children, including adolescents, to enroll and be retained in school, implementation is lagging behind. Using a socio-legal approach, the article explores the challenges in implementing policies and guidelines on school re-entry following pregnancy and/or parenthood, with particular reference to Lesotho. It argues that, despite the adoption of enabling laws and policies protecting sexual and reproductive health rights, and the right to education of pregnant and parenting adolescent girls, punitive and discriminatory practices continue to serve as barriers that undermine countries' human rights commitments. The barriers are attributable to the influences of family, societal, religious and cultural beliefs and practices. To address these barriers, this article proposes comprehensive, innovative, gender-transformative, targeted and rights-based interventions, and supportive policies and strategies, to facilitate continuous awareness-raising, social and attitudinal change, and social justice.","PeriodicalId":489270,"journal":{"name":"Law, Democracy & Development","volume":"52 s37","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135430935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Do prospective parents have a right to bury their deceased previable foetuses? A discussion of how the Constitutional Court has created great legal uncertainty 准父母有权利埋葬他们死去的前胎吗?讨论宪法法院如何制造了巨大的法律不确定性

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.16

Sarah Fick

{"title":"Do prospective parents have a right to bury their deceased previable foetuses? A discussion of how the Constitutional Court has created great legal uncertainty","authors":"Sarah Fick","doi":"10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.16","url":null,"abstract":"The Constitutional Court, in Voice of the Unborn Baby NPC v Minister of Home Affairs, was faced with a request to recognise a constitutionally protected right to bury a deceased previable foetus. This is a sensitive topic, since many persons who lose a foetus in utero wish to bury the remains for personal or religious purposes. Prior to this case, the general understanding was that such burials were prohibited in terms of the Births and Deaths Registration Act (BADRA), which allows the burial only of viable foetuses. The case, therefore, turned on whether BADRA permits the burial of a deceased previable foetus and, if not, whether this is unconstitutional. The applicants requested that the court declare that prospective parents have a right to bury their previable foetuses. The High Court found that BADRA does not allow such burials, and that this is unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court, however, found that BADRA does not prohibit such burials, since such deaths are not covered by the Act at all. This article discusses the lacuna that the Constitutional Court's decision created. It specifically considers whether such a right is protected in the Bill of Rights, and what the current law is regarding the burial ofpreviable foetuses, given the finding that this matter is not covered by BADRA.","PeriodicalId":489270,"journal":{"name":"Law, Democracy & Development","volume":"51 s29","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Do women face discrimination under the Islamic law of succession? An examination of the male-preferential 2:1 rule of inheritance 在伊斯兰的继承法下，妇女会受到歧视吗?对男性优先继承2:1规则的检验

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.17

Mohamed Hoosain Sungay

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The political economy of political corruption in 21st century Africa: Perspectives from Cameroon and South Africa 21世纪非洲政治腐败的政治经济学:来自喀麦隆和南非的视角

Law, Democracy & Development Pub Date : 2023-11-08 DOI: 10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.13

Anzanilufuno Munyai, Jean-claude N Ashukem

{"title":"The political economy of political corruption in 21st century Africa: Perspectives from Cameroon and South Africa","authors":"Anzanilufuno Munyai, Jean-claude N Ashukem","doi":"10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2023/ldd.v27.13","url":null,"abstract":"AAFrom ancient to modern times, corruption has plagued human civilisation. Its existence confirms that it has been integrated into the social fabric of global society and become a vice of governance. Corruption has dual implications: the direct financial benefit for the perpetrators due to the misuse of entrusted power, which raises the issue of accountability; and the deprivation to society of the allocation of resources. Political corruption results in large amounts of public funds being systematically siphoned off at the expense of society, and against the dictates of the constitutional values of transparency and accountability. For South Africa and Cameroon, political corruption continues to impede growth and development, despite the prevalence of anti-corruption mechanisms in these countries. From a comparative perspective, we investigate the scale and consequence of political corruption in South Africa and Cameroon to analyse the existing anti-corruption mechanisms, strategies and regimes in the two countries in combatting political corruption. We further analyse how and to what extent courts, particularly the Special Crime Court in Cameroon, have been able to address the issue. Furthermore, we demonstrate the similarities between high-level abuse of power in South Africa and Cameroon, notwithstanding existing anticorruption mechanisms. We conclude that a proactive system of checks and balances is urgently required to quench the growing cancerous phenomenon of political corruption in Africa, specifically in Cameroon and South Africa.","PeriodicalId":489270,"journal":{"name":"Law, Democracy & Development","volume":"51 6","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135432002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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