CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND FAMILY LAW IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT
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Our research builds on the ground-breaking shifts in law and policy that have taken place since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child 30 years ago.
This web channel highlights our engagement with some of the most critical issues affecting children in Africa, and provides visitors with news, blogs, listings of our publications, and resources.
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Kenya leads the way in dismantling the 'orphan industrial complex'
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How to improve access to justice for Africa's children
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Applying a child-rights lens to development and humanitarian aid
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| Our teamOur research niche is led by Prof Julia Sloth-Nielsen, a world-renowned authority on children's rights in the developing world and former member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. She is joined by Prof Lea Mwambene and Prof Anthony Diala. Read more ... |
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Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
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![]() | NEWS: Applying a child-rights lens to development and humanitarian aid Safeguarding in the context of development and humanitarian assistance has been increasingly in the spotlight since 2018, but the literature has not yet investigated the extent to which it is in line with the best interests of the child. In a recent co-authored work, the renowned child-rights expert Julia Sloth-Nielsen assessed the situation. |
![]() | BLOGS: How to improve access to justice for Africa's children | By Julia Sloth-Nielsen Millions of children throughout Africa lack the access to justice they need to realise their rights. We know what child-friendly justice looks like and how it can improve access, but one important area has been largely overlooked: the role that informal justice systems can play in realising justice for children. |
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News: Planned class action suit by Uber drivers get support | By Ernest Mabuza, Darcy du Toit The Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work (Centrow) at the University of the Western Cape says it supports a planned class action suit against Uber that its drivers are employees and not independent contractors Read more ... |
>> Publications: Featured works
FEATURED PUBLICATION: Gender, poverty and access to justice policy implementation in sub-Saharan Africa Type: Edited and co-edited works Mwambene, Lea, with Lawson, D and Dubin, A (eds) (2020). Gender, Poverty and Access to Justice Policy Implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa 'Access to justice is a fundamental right guaranteed under a wide body of international, regional and domestic law. It is also an essential component of development policies which seek to adequately respond to the multidimensional deprivations faced by the poor in order to improve socio-economic well-being and advance the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals. Women and children make up... Other publications
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FEATURED PUBLICATION: Your Boss is an Algorithm. Artificial Intelligence, Platform Work and Labour Type: Books and chapters Aliosi, Antonio; Stefano, De Valerio (14 July 2022). Your Boss Is an Algorithm What effect do robots, algorithms, and online platforms have on the world of work? Using case studies and examples from across the EU, the UK, and the US, this book provides a compass to navigate this technological transformation as well as the regulatory options available, and proposes a new map for the era of radical digital advancements. From platform work to the gig-economy and the impac... Other publications
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