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Stigma on the Basis of Psychosocial Disability: A structural human rights violation

by Eric Eckhart | Jun 21, 2016 | Faraaz Mahomed

(June 2016) Mahomed, F. South African Journal on Human Rights, 32:3, 490-509. Abstract:Despite numerous advancements in disability discourse, the experiences of persons with psychosocial disabilities have been shown to be characterised by marginalisation,...

The public welfare dimension of the competition clauses: An exposition and application of the proper constitutional treatment for industries with adverse public health impacts

by Eric Eckhart | Jun 4, 2016 | Lee Edson Yarcia

(2016) Nadate, A. C. B., Yarcia, L. E. P., Guiang, A. J. B., Magtibay, M., & Lia Karen, S. (2016). Phil. LJ, 90, 797 Abstract:This article presents a systematic exposition of the competition clauses under Section 19, Article X11 of the 1987 Philippine...

An exploration of Public Attitudes towards LGBTI Rights in the Gauteng City-Region of South Africa

by Eric Eckhart | May 3, 2016 | Faraaz Mahomed

(May 2016) Mahomed, F. & Trangos, G. Journal of Homosexuality, 63, 10, 1400-1421 Abstract:South Africa’s legal framework on the rights of sexual minorities is one of the most progressive in the world. Despite this, discrimination and violence against gay and...

Examining attitudes towards reproductive rights in the Gauteng City-Region of South Africa

by Eric Eckhart | Jun 13, 2015 | Faraaz Mahomed

(June 2015) Mahomed, F. Social Indicators Research, 127(3) 1297-1319 Abstract:South Africa has one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world, emphasising the right to reproductive choice, in keeping with the country’s post-apartheid emphasis on human rights....

Human Rights, Drug Control and the UN Special Procedures: Preventing arbitrary and extra-judicial executions through the promotion of human rights in drug control

by Eric Eckhart | May 4, 2015 | Julie Hannah

(May 2015) Hannah, J. and Melkonyan, A. United Nations Human Rights Mechanisms & Drug Control, Legal Briefing Paper No. 2, The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Abstract:Human rights violations occurring as a consequence of drug...
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