Mila Harding - @SECTION27news
Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
The law of Delict in South Africa (which would be called “the law of torts” elsewhere) has a complicated legacy. It is part of the South African common law – a colonial artefact originating from... Read more
Right to education campaign
Global Education Monitoring Report - @GEMReport
Monday, 11 December, 2017
Although the majority of countries recognise the right to education through international and national law, the fulfilment of the right to education is far from being a reality. This is why we have... Read more
GEM report, UNESCO, education, right to education
David Archer - @DavidArcherAA
Tuesday, 24 October, 2017
The new Global Education Monitoring Report is ground-breaking in placing accountability at the centre of its attention. As the report notes, the concept of accountability was shockingly absent from... Read more
right to education, girls' education, menstruation, India, South Africa, Right to Education Act, Indian Constitution, minimum core obligations, progressive realisation
Sanjana Srikumar - @Vidhi_India
Monday, 18 September, 2017
The link between menstruation and the goals of gender justice is a complicated one - whether it is the debate surrounding the controversial first-day-of-period leave introduced by some offices or... Read more
Michael Rebell - @EduEquity
Friday, 11 December, 2015
Lawsuits challenging state methods of funding public schools have been launched in 45 of the 50 states over the past 40 years, and in recent years they have been extraordinarily successful. Since... Read more
Basic Education For All - @BEFA_SA
Thursday, 3 December, 2015
On Tuesday 2 December 2015 a full bench of the Supreme Court of Appeal delivered a beautiful, globally significant judgment. In essence it said that the Department of Basic Education’s (DBE) failure... Read more
Aurela Bozo
Monday, 10 August, 2015
I have worked for years in an NGO using strategic litigation as a tool to protect women’s rights and I strongly believe that strategic litigation is a key tool for protecting Roma rights, too. The... Read more
Order and Progress
Oscar Vilhena Vieira
Tuesday, 5 August, 2014
Should judges interfere with the enforcement of public policies implemented by the executive? If yes, what would be the best way to do so? In December 2013, the Court of Appeal of the State of São... Read more