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Peace And Democracy: The Link And The Policy Implications, Valerie Epps
Peace And Democracy: The Link And The Policy Implications, Valerie Epps
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The United Nations Charter prohibits "the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."' This is the great peace principle of international law, described by Professor Thomas Franck as "the apex of the global normative system...
Establishing Deliberative Democracy: Moving From Misery To Poverty With Dignity, Irwin P. Stotzky
Establishing Deliberative Democracy: Moving From Misery To Poverty With Dignity, Irwin P. Stotzky
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Striking The Rock: Confronting Gender Equality In South Africa, Penelope E. Andrews
Striking The Rock: Confronting Gender Equality In South Africa, Penelope E. Andrews
Michigan Journal of Race and Law
This Article analyzes the status of women's rights in the newly democratic South Africa. It examines rights guaranteed in the Constitution and conflicts between the principle of gender equality and the recognition of indigenous law and institutions. The Article focuses on the South African transition to democracy and the influence that feminist agitation at the international level has had on South African women's attempts at political organization. After dissecting the historical position of customary law in South Africa and questioning its place in the new democratic regime. The author argues that, although South African women have benefited from the global …