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Asylum seeker, refugee, and immigrant

Asylum seeker, refugee, and immigrant

Refugee law developed from international human rights law during and soon after the Second World War (1939-1945). The world, especially Europe and the Americas experiences a large influx of Europeans…

April 20, 2017April 21, 2017
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Gibraltar: UK, Spain and the EU

Gibraltar: UK, Spain and the EU

“Thirty-five years ago this week, another woman prime minister sent a task force halfway across the world to defend the freedom of another small group of British people against another…

April 7, 2017April 18, 2017
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PoW and the Geneva Convention: The law in practice

PoW and the Geneva Convention: The law in practice

PoW are provided for under the Geneva Convention (1929) which was signed at Geneva in Switzerland on 27thJuly 1929. The provisions of the Convention saw fruition on African soil. Recently,…

March 10, 2017March 13, 2017
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South Africa’s ICC exit barred by High Court

South Africa’s ICC exit barred by High Court

South Africa’s ICC exit threats were barred by court, mid this week. The Country’s intent to unsubscribe their membership from the Rome Statute, the international treaty which establishes the International…

February 25, 2017
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Ukraine v Russia: What are the jurisdictional issues & merits?

Ukraine v Russia: What are the jurisdictional issues & merits?

Ukraine Versus Russia: In early January 2016, Ukraine affirmed its intention to bring a claim against Russia before the ICJ under the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing…

February 3, 2017
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Antonio Guetteres, Secretary General, UN

Antonio Guetteres, Secretary General, UN

If you don’t already know, the UN has a new Secretary General. Yes, the UN unlike some home countries has term limits and so Ban Ki Moon is going into…

October 17, 2016
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Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?

Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?

"A travel advisory" appeared in a Kenyan newspaper this week warning Africans who intend to visit the United States to be aware of continued instability and civil unrest in places…

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016
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asylum seeker, refugee, immigrant
Human Rights International Law

Asylum seeker, refugee, and immigrant

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Medical
Defending Civic Space

The right not to be subjected to medical experimentation

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Travel advisory
International Law

Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?

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human trafficking
Human Rights

Human Trafficking: Modern Day Slavery

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CRB TO LIST DIRECTORS AND KEY SHAREHOLDERS

The names of directors and key shareholders of companies whose loans are non perfoming will now be listed with Credit Reference Bureaus. This is according to the new proposed CRB…

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Presidential Immunity
Feature

What is Immunity?

Wikipedia defines immunity as ‘…a doctrine of international law that allows an accused to avoid prosecution for criminal offences.’ It goes ahead and divides immunity into two types, i.e.: functional…

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Caveat
Law review

Why You Need to Lodge a Caveat on Your Land

"The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s the only thing that lasts". The above quotation reflects the…

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Law review

Right to Privacy is Fundamental

The right to privacy, I believe, protects the dignity of a person. “the right of people to make personal decisions regarding intimate matters; under the Common Law, the right of…

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