Legal Eye for the Layperson

The dilemma that has been bothering me is how can we level (if ever) the requirements of an accused’s right to a fair trial and justice ? See the example I have found which could potentially be a step forward. In South Africa, & perhaps in the UK as well, the general rules for the admissibility of Admissions/Confessions is that it has to be: Given freely & voluntarily With no threat/act of violence And no undue influence In additional, the evidence has to have been obtained in a constitutional manner, meaning: It was obtained in a way that didn’t infringe your rights ; or If it is admitted, it would not render the trial unfair or be detrimental to the administration of justice What I really want to discuss is the state of our law in relation to facts discovered in consequence of information given by the accused whether it be lawful or unlawful. The most common form of obtaining this evidence is through pointing out . The case of R v Sam...

UNDP's MDGs (South Africa) Using SA as an example... Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve Universal Primary Education Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women Reduce Child Mortality Improve Maternal Health Combat HIV/Aids, Malaria and Other Diseases E nsure Environmental Sustainability Develop a Global Partnership for Development Let's discuss this for a moment, just before I have to go and write my paper. I want to draw your attention to the Declaration of the Right to Development (RTD) because within this declaration, there is an obligation to dedicate at least 0.7% of GDP to the goal of development. Most commonly experienced by LCDs, what incentives would you suggest for achieving this?

This site shares something of a new passion of mine. Human rights, in its entirety, is something that has both hindered & blossomed the world's growth. It has encouraged growth in personal autonomy, communal development, as well as strengthening the ends of justice. But it has also hindered growth by way of misinterpretation (and thus misapplication), and has been abused by perpetrators of justice. In this blog, I want to put a few things into a different, perhaps idealistic perspective, regarding human rights (HRs). My first attempt at doing this would be by highlighting the 2 most important reasons as to why we should be grateful to have them. IF it wasn't for HRs, we would not have many freedoms that are offered to us today. These include both Civil & Political rights (CPRs), as well as Economic, Social, & Cultural rights (ECSRs). A discussion on each will be given below. IF it wasn't for HRs, many of the conflicts experienced internal to specific coun...