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.
ACJR Publication
ACJR News
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
Author: Parliament Watch
Published:
15
Feb
2022
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.
Op-ed
ACJR Op-ed
ACJR Publication
The African School on Decentralisation (ASD) is offered jointly by the South African Research Chair (SARChI) in Multilevel Government at the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) of the University of the Western Cape, and the Centre for Federalism and Governance Studies (CFGS) of Addis Ababa University.
news: Local Gov
The NPA is perhaps one of the most unaccountable institutions of state. While the decision to prosecute is reviewed by a court, the decision not to prosecute is taken in secrecy and it is this decision, not to prosecute, that is perhaps even more important than the decision to prosecute.
National Prosecuting Authority
Op-ed
ACJR Op-ed
ACJR Publication
Launch: Report on Recognition of Community-Based Paralegals in Africa
