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This paper aims at analysing the role of customary law under sui generis systems of intellectual property rights in traditional knowledge. This is done through a desk top analysis of the role of traditional leadership and customary law under … Continue reading » “The Role of Traditional Leadership and Customary Law under Sui Generis Systems of Intellectual Property Rights in Traditional Knowledge”
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Rising global inequalities and marginalisation are proving difficult to solve using a single lens of analysis. And education as a possible panacea for dealing with these inequalities has not been accessed by all people in society. Such a skewed … Continue reading » “Inclusive Education, Rights of PWDs and Policy: Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities at Africa University in Zimbabwe”
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The author analyses the law and practice of litigating election petitions before Zimbabwean courts. He makes the finding that the law is so strictly drafted so as to make it almost impossible to prosecute a petition without making fatal … Continue reading » “Litigating Election Petitions in Zimbabwe: The Practice and Procedure”
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The implementation of the Human Rights City concept (HRCC) encourages all elements within the city to actively participate in improving the quality of life of all people, abiding by the principle of human rights. Moreover, HRCC is interrelated with … Continue reading » “A Review on the Implementation of Human Rights City Concept and Its Potentials to Contribute to the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals in Bandung City, Indonesia”
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This paper aims to examine the nexus between Human Rights City (HRC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from the point of view of Human Rights Based Approach. More specifically, this paper explores some challenges and opportunities to further enhance … Continue reading » “Identifying the Dynamic of Adoption, Challenges, and Potential of Human Rights City and SDGs in East Lampung Regency of Indonesia”
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Bucay has been ruled by one political family for almost 40 years until 2010, when a local businessman and former vice-governor was elected municipal mayor. Since then, the town has seen improvements in their access to clean water, paved … Continue reading » “Regional Research on Local Governance, Human and Environmental Rights, and the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific”
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This research outlines why and how the City of Gwangju has developed itself as a human rights city. The city has equipped itself with an almost complete set of software and hardware of a human rights city including the … Continue reading » “Human Right City Gwangju: Its Development, Achievement and Limitation”
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The COVID-19 pandemic has caught the world by storm stretching many health systems and exposing the gaps in the resilience of these health systems. Kenya recorded its first confirmed case on 12 March 2020 and has since recorded 126,710 … Continue reading » “Heightened marginalization of communities on the margins: A blanket approach to the Pandemic and the impact on women and girls in Kenya”
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Over the past 20 years, legal clinics from all regions in Belarus have formed a network, where socially vulnerable categories of citizens can get an access to free legal information and assistance, protection of their rights, and legal education. … Continue reading » “The Experience of Legal Clinics in Belarus”
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