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CLC director lectures in Ethiopia
Author: jacob
Published: 23 Jul 2013
The director of the Community Law Centre, Professor Jaap de Visser, taught a week-long course on Local Government and Decentralisation for the PhD students at the Center for Federal Studies at Addis Ababa University.
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CLC senior researcher presents at Public Interest Law Gathering
Author: jacob
Published: 12 Jul 2013
On 12 July 2013, Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative’s Clare Ballard from the Community Law Centre delivered a presentation at the Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) about judicial oversight in relation to the various forms of detention and the importance of the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture.
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CLC senior researcher presents at Public Interest Law Gathering
Author: jacob
Published: 12 Jul 2013
On 12 July 2013, Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative’s Clare Ballard from the Community Law Centre delivered a presentation at the Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) about judicial oversight in relation to the various forms of detention and the importance of the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture.
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CSPRI’s Jean Redpath on SAfm
Author: jacob
Published: 10 Jul 2013
Senior researcher at the Community Law Centre, Jean Redpath on national radio, debating whether the National Prosecuting Authority is fulfilling its mandate.
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CSPRI’s Jean Redpath on SAfm
Author: jacob
Published: 10 Jul 2013
Senior researcher at the Community Law Centre, Jean Redpath on national radio, debating whether the National Prosecuting Authority is fulfilling its mandate.
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SALC and CHREAA launch study on nuisance-related arrests
Author: Jean
Published: 09 Jul 2013
The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Malawi's Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) launched a report at the Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe on their study of the law and practice relating to arrests for nuisance-related offences in Blantyre, Malawi. Senior judges and magistrates were in attendance at the launch, and Justice Edward Twea gave the keynote address.
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Ten reasons why Zimbabwe needs a new policy on provincial and local government
Author: jacob
Published: 08 Jul 2013
After South Africa adopted the 1996 Constitution with a new role for local government, a comprehensive policy process was conducted to shape the new system in line with the Constitution. This resulted in a Green Paper in 1997 and a White Paper in 1998. These documents were critical in the legislative programme that followed.
news: Local Gov