Law, Democracy & Development is the journal of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape. The first issue appeared in May 1997. The journal set out to build on the proud traditions established by UWC and by the Law Faculty during the struggle for democracy, with many of our staff and alumni having gone on to serve as Ministers of state, as judges of the highest courts and in other key positions in the post-apartheid dispensation.
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In the Spotlight

  1. States’ Obligations in Relation to Access to Medicines: Revisiting Kenyan High Court Decision in P.A.O and Others v Attorney General and Another - p 24

    This paper examines the decision of the Kenyan High Court in P.A.O and others v Attorney General and another in relation to the nature of states’ obligations to ensure access to medicines for their people.

 

Recently published

  1. States’ Obligations in Relation to Access to Medicines: Revisiting Kenyan High Court Decision in P.A.O and Others v Attorney General and Another - p 24

  2. Pornography is going on-line: The harm principle in Dutch law - p 1

  3. The narrative of vulnerability and deprivation in protection regimes for the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Africa: An Appraisal of the Kampala Convention - p 219

  4. Constructing the Amicus Curiae Procedure in Human Rights Litigation: What can Uganda Learn from South Africa? - p 199

  5. Protecting inmates’ dignity and the public’s safety: A critical analysis of the new law on medical parole in South Africa - p 185

 

Editorial Comment

  1. Editorial 2011(4): Seizing the opportunities: Strengthening Parliament’s hand in oversight of the realisation of human rights in South Africa - p 11

    This special issue of Law, Democracy & Development focuses on strengthening parliamentary oversight and civil society participation with Parliament to improve the implementation of human rights in South Africa. It has grown out of the work of the Parliamentary Programme at the Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape which is funded by the European Union (www.peopletoparliament.org.za).

 

Faculty News

UWC Team shines at African Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
The UWC Human Right Moot Court team made its mark in the 21st All African Human Rights Moot Court Competition, which was held at Universidade Eduardo Mondlane of Maputo, Mozambique from 1-6 October 2012. Every year, students from the Law faculty participate in the competition. The Competition is the largest annual gathering on the continent of students and lecturers of law. About 70 African universities sent teams to participate. Prominent African and international jurists served as judges in the final round. The programme is organised each year by the Centre for Human Rights at the... Read more...