Seeking an effective national supervisory intitution on the implementation of childrens rights in Africa

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dc.contributor.advisor Mutusse, Angelo
dc.contributor.postgraduate Ogbuitepu, Flora O.
dc.date.accessioned 2011-06-09T13:16:15Z
dc.date.available 2011-06-09T13:16:15Z
dc.date.issued 10-Oct
dc.description Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2010.
dc.description A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Angelo Mutusse of the Centre of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique. 2010. en_US
dc.description.abstract It can be argued that the definition of a child as a human being below the age of 18 years is a western construct due to the fact that in Africa the duration of childhood is much shorter than that of the West. Thus, in some African societies childhood ends at the age of 14 or 16 depending on the cultural implications in that society. It must be pointed out here that there is no universal definition of childhood due to the fact that the definition of a child is culture specific. Having laid down the differences in the definition of childhood between Africa and the West, it is necessary to discuss the concept of children’s rights. en_US
dc.description.degree LLM
dc.description.department Centre for Human Rights
dc.description.uri http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ en_US
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dc.identifier.citation Ogbuitepu, FO 2010, 'Seeking an effective national supervisory intitution on the implementation of childrens rights in Africa', University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16769
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Pretoria
dc.relation.ispartofseries LLM Dissertations Centre for Human Rights en_US
dc.rights University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject UCTD
dc.subject Children’s rights en_US
dc.title Seeking an effective national supervisory intitution on the implementation of childrens rights in Africa en_US
dc.type Mini Dissertation en_US


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