Towards the establishment of a national human rights institution in Botswana: Lessons from South Africa and Zimbabwe

This dissertation seeks to answer the following research questions: Whether there exist legal and institutional gaps that need to be filled by the establishment of a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) in Botswana? How will the establishment of a NHRI fill gaps in Botswana’s existing legal and institutional framework? What are the minimum standards, guidelines and principles which must be adhered to in order to establish an effective NHRI ? What lessons can Botswana learn from South Africa and Zimbabwe in order to establish a NHRI Botswana’s which complies with the Paris Principles?

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Public Law

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Mapodisi, Tebogo Titose

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12908

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12908