THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN AFRICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROTOCOL HAS TRANSFORMED THE REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR WOMEN IN AFRICA

Published On: 7th October 2026 Authored By: Oladejo Morayo Amarachi Lead City University ABSTRACT Although the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights guarantees fundamental rights and prohibits discrimination, its provisions are expressed largely in general terms and do not acknowledge the specific forms of discrimination, violence and disadvantage faced by women in Africa. The […]

THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL AND THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN AFRICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE PROTOCOL HAS TRANSFORMED THE REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK FOR WOMEN IN AFRICA Read More »

A SUCCINCT ANALYSIS OF THE AGREEMENT UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION (BBNJ AGREEMENT)

Published On: 7th October 2026 Authored By: Oladejo Morayo Amarachi Lead City University ABSTRACT This Paper examines a recent development in international law known as the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ agreement).

A SUCCINCT ANALYSIS OF THE AGREEMENT UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA ON THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION (BBNJ AGREEMENT) Read More »

THE 2026 YOUTH JUSTICE WHITE PAPER: REFORMING A SYSTEM THAT’S ALREADY WORKING

Published On: 7th October 2026 Authored By: Catherine Joshy De Montfort University, Dubai INTRODUCTION On 18 May 2026, the Ministry of Justice published the White Paper ‘Cutting Youth Crime, Changing Young Lives’,[1] which aims to significantly reform youth justice in England and Wales.[2] Youth offending has dropped dramatically over the past two decades. Cautions and

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