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On This Day: Desegregation of South African Beaches

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

On this day in 1989, the South African president, F. W. de Klerk, soon after assuming the presidency, ordered the desegregation of the country’s beaches.  He promised that the repeal of the Reservation of Separate Amenities Act of 1953, which segregated beaches and many other public facilities, would soon follow. The Reservation of Separate Amenities …

Posted in: Education, Global Law

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How do Different Countries Deal with Major Public Health Emergencies?

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

Following the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, there has been a great deal of debate both in the United States and abroad about how countries deal with major public health crises.  This included discussions about the difficulty of containing the virus in the countries hardest-hit by the epidemic and what preventative measures other countries …

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