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Is There a Need for Sectional Ownership? Professor C.G. van der Merwe, the doyen of sectional titles in South Africa, sets out the reasons for introducing sectional ownership into a legal system. He states that these reasons or aims are similar worldwide and mean legislative recognition of the social, economic, and physiological needs of society. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e5QxN_Dm

24 September 1987 (CONTRALESA IS BORN) The Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) is launched to articulate the interests of Traditional Leaders and act as an extra-parliamentary opposition movement. Contralesa was largely set up by Moutse Traditional Leaders, opposed to KwaNdebele Independence. The movement aligned itself with the African National Congress and the United Democratic Front. By the time that Contralesa was launched nationally in 1989, the Traditonal Leaders part of the organisation had become one of the ANC's most important rural partners. After the demise of Apartheid, Contralesa campaigned for the constitutional recognition of the status, role, and powers of traditional leaders in the new democratic South Africa. As a result, Chapter 12 was drafted onto the South African constitution. References Oomen, B (2005), Chiefs in South Africa: law, power & culture in the post-apartheid era, New York: Palgrave Division of St. Martin's Press.| nelsonmandela,' Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa',[online],Available at www.nelsonmandela.org[Accessed: 13 September 2013]

In this post, Garvit Shrivastava, editor-in-chief of JFIEL, takes a deep-dive into South Africa vs Israel at the ICJ. He particularly unpacks the distinguished opinions of judges on evidence sufficiency and the “at least plausible” test concerning genocidal intent. Click below to read more!

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An important read in the current critical progress and footwork for a future South Africa

📢 CEJA invites you to the Parallel Events that it organizes within the framework of the 54th General Assembly of the Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), with the objective of discussing the current problems of the continent and producing an environment where authorities, professionals and civil society exchange perspectives to project the future of the region. 🌎 On June 26 and 27, in person and virtually, CEJA will hold four Parallel Events where fundamental justice issues and challenges in the region will be addressed. 🤝The events are organized in alliance with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) IDRC en América Latina y el Caribe | IDRC in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany, the Government of Paraguay, the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) of the OAS, the Ibero-American Association of Public Ministries, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL), Due Process of Law Foundation - DPLF and the Center for Judicial Studies. ⬇ Review the details of each event, share and register to participate in the following link ⬇ https://lnkd.in/enU6_kju

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Without tolerance man is a political animal. The height of discontent in a typical polarized community, creates an incessant impasse with neither side settling for nothing. In this constitution making simulation at the RHS Center for the constitution The Montpelier Foundation the Traditional party led by Vusimuzi Gumbi Chizero Bungubuliho Adegboye OKORO and Abdul Aziz Adamu remains principled to its values and norms. Consequently Fona KONATE Kaoma Kaoma Kalkidan Geda in turn view this position as archaic and retrogressive from the liberal democratic lens. In such a case on one hand, Proportional Representation relatively yields content among all groups, minorities included. While on the other hand a unitary system embraces central majority rule that threatens to undermine all minorities yet assuming a collectivized governance system that caters for all. The case of South Africa is a contemporary juxtapose of the impacts and defects of Proportional Representation. Thanks to Professor Heinz Klug, Dr. D. Tinashé Hofisi, SJD, Patrick Campbell and The Presidential Precinct for facilitating such discussion.

Ending the week with a 💥💥 It was a great pleasure to be a contributor to the African Development Perspective that has recently been published by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). I had the opportunity to work with Dr Eugène Arnaud Yombo Sembe in writing the piece titled: "Understanding the autocratic renewal in Africa: Dynamics, forms and rhetoric." Read the article and more here: https://shorturl.at/kpM23

⚖️ 𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲 In a significant step towards enhancing the efficiency of the Libyan judicial system, the Criminal Research and Training Center and Expertise France signed a cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the opening of the International Public Prosecution Book Fair in Tripoli. This took place under the patronage of His Excellency Counselor Sadiq Al-Sour, the Attorney General, and in the presence of His Excellency Mr. Mustafa Mihraj, Ambassador of France to Libya, Mr. Ashraf Al-Taib, Director of the International Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and a number of ambassadors and officials. This agreement comes within the framework of implementing the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Expertise France on October 26, 2021. The "Sharakaa" project, funded by the French government, aims to enhance the capacities of the Criminal Research and Training Center, contributing to developing the skills of those working in the criminal justice chain and the fields of justice administration and law enforcement. The agreement was signed by Mr. Reda Al-Mezoghi, Director of the Technical Cooperation Office at the Center, and Mr. Stéphan Orivel, Director of Expertise France in Libya and Tunisia. The agreement will focus on developing comprehensive training programs that combine theoretical and practical aspects, as well as exchanging experiences with their counterparts at the French National School for the Judiciary. #Libya #LegalTraining #InternationalCooperation #sharaakaProject