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Corporations that benefit from poverty should have a legal duty to mitigate the harm of poverty from which they benefit.
The court covered itself in glory in the first 15 years, but its performance has been patchy since then, coinciding with Jacob Zuma’s presidency.
The White Paper’s proposals are vague and seek to solve problems that are not about immigration.
South Africa does not put refugees in camps. So, the government is responsible for their protection and well-being. Its performance was hit-and-miss.
Peddlers of dangerous ideas regarding the constitution should be reminded of what was done in the name of a legislative majority under apartheid.
The evidence shows that political risk in South Africa has increased markedly in certain areas over the past two decades.
It is becoming increasingly clear that South Africa’s policymakers can no longer ignore the country’s obligations in terms of international, regional and national human rights law.
A new study examined what the UK priorities – and sidelines – at the UN Human Rights Council.
In a divided, alienated, austerity, backward-looking Britain, the time has come to make good on social rights.
Those tasked with sustaining peace must address economic, social and cultural rights to stand any chance of succeeding.
The public protector’s proposal to change the mandate of South Africa’s Reserve Bank goes well beyond changing individual rules to overturning their very foundation, anchored in the Constitution.
Protests in South Africa are about more than just service delivery of basic services such as water and electricity. They reflect a wider crisis about the failure to build a more equitable society.
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Research Associate, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University
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Research Associate at the African Centre for Migration & Society, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Law, Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University
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Co-Director of the Wits-Oxford Mobility Governance Lab, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Distinguished Professor and H F Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Public Health, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor Emerita of Economics, University of Connecticut
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