Author: jacob
Published:
03
Sep
2013
In order to make the constitutional process more broadly inclusive, women and other vulnerable groups in the society should participate in this process. This is according to some speakers who are part of the International Conference on Constitution-Building in Africa on 6 September 2013.
Author: jacob
Published:
30
Aug
2013
On 29 August 2013 the Community Law Centre (CLC), based at the University of the Western Cape, and the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) officially launched a research report entitled ‘Jumping the Queue’, Waiting Lists and other Myths: Perceptions and Practice around Housing Demand and Allocation in South Africa.
Author: jacob
Published:
30
Aug
2013
The University of the Western Cape's Community Law Centre played an important role in the drafting of the Interim and the Final Constitution and is proud to host a conference to mark the anniversary of the Interim Constitution.
Author: jacob
Published:
29
Aug
2013
The Constitution-Building Conference in Africa conference is expected to be interactive and be easily accessible even to those who will not be able come to the event with social media and other communication tools. Part of this action-packed and insightful event will be broadcast live on UStream. There will also be a YouTube video to give a glimpse of the proceedings of the event. Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook will leverage interaction about this event.
Author: jacob
Published:
28
Aug
2013
More than 40 speakers from across Africa will deliver their insightful and thought provoking papers during the Constitution-Building Conference which will take place on 6 September in Cape Town. These range of speakers comes from countries like Uganda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Ethopia, Kenya as well South Africa just to mention a few. These speakers will discuss themes such as limiting the state, designing state institutions, democratic and inclusive processes of constitution-making and implementing a constitution.
Author: jacob
Published:
28
Aug
2013
“It is not a secret that much of our Bill of Rights was drafted at the Community Law Centre,” this were the words by Minister Trevor Manuel, Minister in the Presidency-National Planning Commission, when delivering his speech at the University of the Western Cape Yesterday afternoon.
Author: jacob
Published:
27
Aug
2013
An exciting panel of high profile speakers is expected to spark a conversation on the process of constitution making and implementation, during an International Conference on Constitution-Building in Africa on 6 September 2013.
Author: jacob
Published:
27
Aug
2013
Community Law Centre's Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative presented two papers which seek to understand gross human rights violations by prison warders on inmates in prisons and how different sub-sets in the South African population experiences law enforcement.
cspri
Report argues housing ‘queue’ is a myth
Mark of the 20th anniversary of the SA Interim Constitution
Conference promises accessibility with new media
An array of speakers across Africa deliver papers on constitution-building
Minister Trevor Manuel acknowledges the Community Law Centre
Constitution-Building in Africa Conference attracts a panel of eminent speakers across Africa
CSPRI unpacks its new research papers
