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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
Research Portal
Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
>> Mission: About us
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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 ... |
>> Newsroom: Latest headlines
 | 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 ... |
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