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The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) is proud to announce that on the 24th April 2022, His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda appointed HW. Singiza Karekona Douglas, DOI Alumni, as Acting Judge of the High Court of Uganda.
The Socio Economic Rights Project of the Dullah Omar Institute in conjunction with the African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice is hosting a workshop on 'the legal status of paralegals in selected francophone countries: lessons, challenges and good practices' at Onomo Hotel, Dakar, Senegal.
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Between January and December 2021, UWC Law Faculty and the Dullah Omar Institute academic staff members published 15 books, 41 chapters in books, 73 journal articles, and 9 shorter journal articles.
The Dullah Omar Institute learnt with sadness about the passing of Ms Rhoda Khadalie. Ms Khadalie served on the Advisory Board of the Community Law Centre (now: Dullah Omar Institute) as a public representative from the mid-nineties until March 2005.
The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice (ACE-AJ) hosted an inception workshop on the second phase of the research from 5-6 April 2022 in Entebbe, Uganda.
The Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the African Centre of Excellence for Access to Justice (ACE-AJ) hosted the launch of the Research Report on Legal Recognition of Paralegals in Africa: Lessons, Challenges and Good Practices.
We would like to congratulate the Head of the Children’s Rights Project, Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur, on his achievement in being awarded the Eleanor Roosevelt Fellowship at the Harvard Law School, Human Rights Program.
In a series of five Issue Papers, Lukas Muntingh and Jean Redpath take a few steps back and ask whether we are indeed problematising the correct issues and, if so, are we problematising the issue in a manner that will restore trust and thus legitimacy in the NPA. From this position we can also examine our current and future expectations of the NPA.
Purpose: To inform the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ forthcoming General Comment on states’ obligations to regulate private actors involved in the provision of social services
The Parliament Watch collective has compiled nine key messages which outline requests and recommendations for the improvement of the legislatures in 2022 and beyond.
Given the NPA's track record so far, a drastic departure from the current approach appears to be necessary when dealing with prosecuting those implicated in the Zondo report.