“We the people of South Africa declare that … there is a need to create a new order in which all South Africans will be entitled to … enjoy and exercise their fundamental rights and freedoms.” (Preamble to the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa)
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About the Journal of African Law format
Journal of African Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Legal Issues in South Africa, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation.
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
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| Reference style | Numbered Numbered — [1], [2] in the text [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Journal of African Law 12 (2023) 45–58.
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| Publishes research in | Legal Issues in South Africa Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Human auditory perception and evaluation Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Human Rights and Development |
| ISSN | 0021-8553 |
| Citation impact (2-yr) | 0.41 |
| h-index | 38 |
| i10-index | 235 |
| Total citations | 12,340 |
| Top institutions publishing here | University of Pretoria |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org |
| You get | A submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit. |
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Most-cited papers in Journal of African Law
Rwanda, since the genocide of 1994, has had immense difficulty in dealing with the past. It has pursued the model of prosecutions without being able to bring many of the alleged perpetrators before the courts. The article examines why this is so, as well as the political situation in Rwanda in the context of the…
Writing about any constitution is tricky business and that of Zambia is no exception. Four constitutions in 32 years hardly represents a settled state of affairs, and an end, or even a stopping place of long duration, does not appear in sight. This is, however, an interesting, even exciting period in Zambia’s brief constitutional history.…
“We were trying to kill each other; that's what the war was about. What I am concerned with now is that my public statements should be believed when I say that I have drawn a line through the past.” (Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, on retaining the head of Rhodesian intelligence in charge of Zimbabwe's Central…
The phenomenon of ethnicity is being declared by many to be the cause of all the problems of Africa, especially those of violent conflict. Some salient examples are Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. While in many cases ethnicity and ethnic-based antagonisms have indeed been a factor in conflicts and have often been suppressed within the structures…