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Community based natural resource management in Botswana. (2023)
Journal Article
CHITSOVE, E. and MADEBWE, T. 2024. Community-based natural resource management in Botswana. Journal of African law [online], 68(1), pages 59-72. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855323000293

Since the mid-1980s, Botswana has relied on community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) to incentivise communities to consistently choose environmentally beneficial behaviour as a mechanism for advancing conservation efforts. There have been... Read More about Community based natural resource management in Botswana..

Tackling issues of global concern by revisiting the justifications for state approaches to governance. (2021)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2021. Tackling issues of global concern by revisiting the justifications for state approaches to governance. Comparative law review [online], 27, pages 329-351. Available from: https://doi.org/10.12775/clr.2021.014

Issues of global concern typically arise where there is a limited commitment to accountable governance. This paper argues that there has been an evolution in the state function. This evolution has made it possible to envisage a progression to account... Read More about Tackling issues of global concern by revisiting the justifications for state approaches to governance..

The protection of individual labour rights in Zimbabwe. (2021)
Journal Article
KASUSO, T.G. and MADEBWE, T. 2021. The protection of individual labour rights in Zimbabwe. African human rights law journal [online], 21(1), pages 552-572. Available from: https://www.ahrlj.up.ac.za/images/ahrlj/2021/volume_1/AHRLJ%201_2021%20Kasuso.pdf

The protection of individual labour rights in Zimbabwe is deficient, despite the fact that the Constitution protects these rights. In looking to explore how this could be addressed, this article considers the evolution of the state's obligation to pr... Read More about The protection of individual labour rights in Zimbabwe..

Giving effect to the human right to a clean environment in Botswana. (2021)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T., CHITSOVE, E. and PFUMORODOZ, J. 2021. Giving effect to the human right to a clean environment in Botswana. Environmental law review [online], 23(1), pages 23-39. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461452921995152

Environmental deterioration remains a concern in Botswana. Despite efforts being made to address this issue by the state, more needs to be done in this regard. This is particularly interesting in the light of reports that the country is looking to dr... Read More about Giving effect to the human right to a clean environment in Botswana..

Constitutionalism in Botswana. (2020)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2020. Constitutionalism in Botswana. University of Botswana law journal [online], 28, pages 3-18. Available from: https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/ublj/article/view/2051

There is talk of constitutional reform, led by the incumbent President and the ruling party, in Botswana. This is to be celebrated considering that the resident and his party hold the sort of majority in parliament which would allow them to easily su... Read More about Constitutionalism in Botswana..

The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework. (2020)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2020. The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework. Journal of African law [online], 64(2), pages 215-228. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855320000078

This article explores why Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework is failing to stem environmental deterioration. Based on the observation that such deterioration persists despite the fact that there is a framework in place, the disc... Read More about The quality of Botswana's environmental protection regulatory framework..

Enhancing Botswana's environmental performance by 2023. (2019)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2019. Enhancing Botswana's environmental performance by 2023. Law, environment and development journal [online], 15(1), pages 62-70. Available from: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00033082

The Botswana government has claimed that it intends to enhance environmental performance by 2023. Certainly, this would be a laudable and much needed achievement, considering that Botswana is home to some of the world's most impressive - and threaten... Read More about Enhancing Botswana's environmental performance by 2023..

State accountability in Botswana. (2018)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2018. State accountability in Botswana. University of Botswana law journal [online], 26(2), pages 43-57. Available from: https://journals.ub.bw/index.php/ublj/article/view/1795

In light of the importance attached to state accountability in modern governance, this paper evaluates the extent to which the state can be held to account for its decision-making in Botswana. It first proposes a tool by which to measure the quality... Read More about State accountability in Botswana..

Unstunting stunted public participation in the regulation of environmental protection. (2017)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2017. Unstunting stunted public participation in the regulation of environmental protection. Environmental liability: law, policy and practice [online], 25(1), pages 13-19. Available from: https://plus.lexis.com/

Public participation in the regulation of environmental protection is key to the attainment of environmental protection objectives. Despite this, history shows that state officials have consistently stunted opportunities for public participation and... Read More about Unstunting stunted public participation in the regulation of environmental protection..

Adaptation to climate change: ASEAN and comparative experiences. (2016)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2016. Adaptation to climate change: ASEAN and comparative experiences. Hong Kong law journal, 46(2), page 749.

This is a book review of "Adaptation to climate change: ASEAN and comparative experiences", edited by Kheng-Lian Koh, Ilan Kelman, Robert Kibugi and Rose-Liza Eisma Osorio. The book is available for purchase from the publisher's website: https://doi.... Read More about Adaptation to climate change: ASEAN and comparative experiences..

Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution. (2015)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2015. Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution. Law, environment and development journal [online], 11(2), pages 108-119. Available from: https://lead-journal.org/content/15106.pdf

Traditionally, civil litigation has been marginalised as a complementary enforcement tool to state-led efforts at enforcing environmental law in Zimbabwe. This is despite the fact that its value as a complement to other enforcement efforts has increa... Read More about Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution..

A rights-based approach to environmental protection: the Zimbabwean experience. (2015)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2015. A rights-based approach to environmental protection: the Zimbabwean experience. African human rights law journal [online], 15(1), pages 110-128. Available from: https://www.ahrlj.up.ac.za/madebwe-t

Stemming from common law, international law and statutes, Zimbabwean law has always recognised the prominent role that environmental rights should play in the environmental regulatory framework. In theory, this was based on recognition of the fact th... Read More about A rights-based approach to environmental protection: the Zimbabwean experience..

Re-visiting old ideas in order to craft an effective modern international environmental law regulatory framework. (2015)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2015. Re-visiting old ideas in order to craft an effective modern international environmental law regulatory framework. Environmental law review [online], 17(2), pages 100-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461452915578833

The most compelling arguments that have explored how effective environmental protection could be secured through regulatory means have arguably been those that have proposed the turn to international environmental organisation-style institutions to d... Read More about Re-visiting old ideas in order to craft an effective modern international environmental law regulatory framework..

Constitutionalism and the new Zimbabwean constitution. (2014)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2014. Constitutionalism and the new Zimbabwean constitution. Midlands State University law review [online], 1, pages 6-19. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11408/508

Codified constitutions are arguably the most celebrated type of constitution in the world. This is probably because codified constitutions are contained in one document called 'The Constitution.' As such, they offer a primary and singular source from... Read More about Constitutionalism and the new Zimbabwean constitution..