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A New Path to Welfare: Rights and Constitutionalism in the Global South

The rise of neoliberalism caused a ‘lost decade’ of development in large parts of the global South.

Sanjay Ruparelia Sanjay Ruparelia

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The Legacies of the International Criminal Court Intervention in Kenya

The International Criminal Court (ICC) intervened in Kenya after the disputed 2007/8 election that led to displacement of more than 650,000 people and death of 1133 lives according to the post-election violence commission report (GOK 2008).

Njoki Wamai Njoki Wamai

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Traditional Authorities and Decentralisation in Southern Africa

The proposed research project is a study of the recent resurgence of traditional authorities in southern Africa.

Jan Erk Jan Erk
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