Other publications

Children in Prison in South Africa: A situational analysis

"Every child has the right... not to be detained except as a measure of last resort, in which case, in addition to the rights a child enjoys under sections 12 and 35, the child may be,detained only for the shortest appropriate period of time, and has a right to be ... treated in a manner, and kept in conditions, that take account of the child's age." (SA CONSTITUTION, SECTION 28)

Free Education is a Right for Me: A report on free and compulsory primary education

This report is written by Prof. Julia Sloth-Nielsen & Mr Benyam D. Mezmur for Save the Children Sweden.

Getting to Know the Child Justice Act

This publication is intended to provide the reader with a simple overview of the contents of the Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 (the Act). It attempts to reduce the ‘legalise’ of the Act; remove constant cross-references to other sections; and bring themes together in a logical and user-friendly manner.

Report on Children's Rights: "They should listen to our side of the story"

This publication is based on a report compiled by the Community Law Centre at UWC, on workshops held to give effect to Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. These workshops were facilitated in order to ensure child participation in the law reform process occasioned by the South African Law Commission's Review of the Child Care Act 74 of 1983. It is also informed by an evaluation report on this process compiled by Clacherty and Associates in 2001.

The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

The first book dealing with the important topic of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child which is a further means of securing Children's Rights in the international context and supplements the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in the African regional context. This book contains ground-breaking interpretations of the Charter's provisions in the context of the Convention and the African perspective. It delivers insights into how the rights and responsibilities in the Charter can be harnessed to improve the situation and circumstances of children in Africa. More important, it points out the inadequacies of the Charter to ensure a comprehensive analysis of the provisions contained therein.

The New Children's Act - Protecting our Children

The brochure contains information on the following: What does the New Children's Act do? How does the Children's Act protect our children? How are children protected against HIV, STD'S and unplanned pregnancies? Who must report abuse? What are our parental responsibilities and rights? Who has parental responsibilities and rights? What about child-headed households? What about our cultural and religious practices?

The criminal capacity of children in South Africa: International developments & considerations for a review

Prof Ann Skelton and Dr Charmain Badenhorst conducted research on the criminal capacity of children in the South African child justice system. This research is informed by international developments at a United Nations level, together with developments in other countries both on the African continent and elsewhere. The purpose of this research is to add to the debate on the review of the criminal capacity provisions in the Child Justice Act of South Africa, which should take place no later than 2015.

Consultancy: Concept Note for the commemoration of the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2016

The Community Law Centre’s Children’s Rights Project is calling for a consultant to produce a concept note for the commemoration of the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2016 on the theme, “Conflict and Crisis in Africa: Protecting all children’s rights”.