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#newsalert BASIC EDUCATION LAWS AMENDMENT ACT GAZETTED The Act was gazetted on 16 September 2024 and is not yet in force. This casts an entirely different light on the three months' grace allowed for parties to the Government of National Unity to resolve their differences on matters of school language and admission policy before those provisions take effect. In a speech announcing this concession, President Cyril Ramaphosa tended to give readers the impression that all other provisions would be operationalised immediately. As SA Legal Academy reported at the time, that would have required the publication of a separate presidential proclamation. Yet, at the time of writing, there was no sign of one. Perhaps it would have been prudent to be more transparent about the context in which the concession was made. The Department of Basic Education may well take far longer than three months to prepare for the implementation of the Act's remaining provisions. Why not allow more time to thrash out a compromise position on the vexed issue of school language an admission policy? Or is it government's intention to operationalise the Act in its entirety before the 2025 school year begins? In which case, is there the capacity to do so? These questions need to be asked and answered. Meanwhile, a link to the new Act has been added to this report: https://lnkd.in/g5QWmTA2 Subscribe to our newsletter on the latest developments in national government and parliament 👉 https://lnkd.in/eis2a-RX Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch #salegalacademy #education #southafrica #schools #legislation

#newsalert BASIC EDUCATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL HITS ANOTHER SNAG The NCOP has deferred voting on the Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill's 'D’ version until its next session. This was agreed when it became evident that a report tabled on 2 May 2024 was not the version adopted by the NCOP committee concerned. Apparently, the correct report had not been tabled when the Bill's consideration and finalisation was included in the NCOP order paper. As a result, although the correct report was read neither it nor the Bill itself was considered. The next NCOP plenary is scheduled for 16 May 2024. As SA Legal Academy has regularly reported, the Bill proposes substantive amendments affecting a range of issues, including the functions of school governing bodies, the language in which teaching and learning take place, and home schooling. * NCOP plenary (YouTube, 5:04:10) https://lnkd.in/dfhJJeJY * order paper https://lnkd.in/dN4fCH4X * Bill's 'D’ version https://lnkd.in/dzzg4N2j Subscribe to our newsletter on the latest developments in national government and parliament 👉 https://lnkd.in/eis2a-RX Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch #salegalacademy #education #southafrica #legislation #parliament

Speaker of Parliament Anitah Annet Among Magogo: I have received media reports of disciplinary processes being instituted against Makerere University School of Law lecturers on an exam that referred to myself and a sitting of Parliament. I hold the view that this is a free society in which freedom of expression is guaranteed and sacrosanct, including academic freedom protected under Article 29(1)(b) which protects academic freedom in the following terms: “freedom of thought, conscience, and belief which shall include academic freedom in institutions of learning” As Parliament, we unreservedly submit to public scrutiny, which we believe is the pillar upon which a strong, representative legislature is founded. I, therefore, find no fault in the exam set for the students and I believe our duty will be to give the students unbiased context on what exactly happened during the sitting in issue, so that, as academicians, they form their own opinion on the conduct of public affairs and how they will improve them when it is their turn to be in charge of the management of our society. Let the children learn.

Check out the latest International Center for Academic Integrity #integritymatters blog by Zeenath Reza Khan, PhD who reviews new government legislation in UAE and India against academic cheating. A very thoughtful blog which raises awareness of the impacts of legislation, as well as the need for everyone to play a role in #academicintegrity https://lnkd.in/e6GdD86U

Hi All, I would like to share to you that on May 31, 2024, my latest article entitled with "State Fulfillment of Indonesian Children's Civil Rights for Former Members of International Terrorist Organization" had been published in the journal of Veteran Law Review which accredited SINTA 4. Essentially, the results of the article conclude that the civil rights of the Indonesian Children ex-ISIS including their citizenship status remains valid with determining them as the children of the victims from terrorism networks as stated in Article 59 paragraph (2) letter k of Law Number 35/2014, and also granted in both national and international laws, namely the Indonesian Constitution, UDHR 1948, ICCPR 1966, and CRC 1990. Therefore, as for the implementation since their status are deemed as victims, so the government needs to conduct 'special legal protection' by providing them such as education, counseling, social rehabilitation, social assistance, and recovery as stipulated in Article 69B of Law Number 35/2024, Ministry of PPPA RI Regulation Number 7/2019, and BNPT Regulation Number 6/2021. Many special thanks to my lecturer in-charge and also as Co-Author in this article, Ibu Davilla Prawidya Azaria, S.H., M.H., for your helping and guidance during the research, drafting, and until this article published. For the full article, please visit the journal through this link: DOI: https://lnkd.in/e2wihBNr Thank you.

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LEGAL NEWS: As reported by the Telegraph, the FSU has sent a pre-action protocol letter to the Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, asking her to comply with her duties under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act and bring the remaining provisions of this vital piece of legislation into force. The Government now has 14 days to respond — full details below. https://lnkd.in/e7QqQprd The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act was a carefully crafted piece of legislation, properly debated in both House of Parliament, and designed to address the free speech crisis in our universities. It would have strengthened the legal duty on English universities to uphold and promote freedom of speech, and it created a couple of enforcement mechanisms, such as a complaints scheme overseen by the higher education regulator, to make sure universities didn't ignore that duty. Having received cross-party support during the last Parliament, its most important clauses were due to be commenced on 1st August. Now, because Rishi Sunak called an election before the Act had been fully implemented, this Government has seized its chance to derail it. If the decision to effectively 'kill off' this law is allowed to stand, it will become virtually impossible for students and academics to challenge radical progressive ideology on campus. Be in no doubt, we intend to fight this wanton act of vandalism with everything we've got. Our threat to judicially review Ms Phillipson’s decision is the first legal action this Government is facing, and, as you'll appreciate, anything involving lawyers is expensive. So if you can, please donate to our Fighting Fund to help meet some of our costs. https://lnkd.in/epBmk2Kn

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New laws for schools in South Africa take another big step https://lnkd.in/di-Y_9y2

Competition Alert! French high schools in Turkey faces competition fines Turkish Competition Authority (TCA) Investigation Committee filed a report asking administrative fines for the French high schools in Turkey for determining school fees and limiting Turkish teachers' salaries in harmony. The investigation committee asked the board of TCA to impose separate fines for each breach of the article 4 of the Law No. 4054. A verbal hearing was held in Ankara, today. TCA is expected to be give a final decision in two weeks and generally such decisions are given in parallel with the Investigation Committee findings. The French high schools that face fines are Saint-Joseph, Saint Benoit, Notre-Dame de Sion, Saint Michel, Saint Pulcherie.