Protection of human rights in Botswana : emerging issues / Bojosi Otlhogile -- The role of international law in human rights litigation in Africa / Magnus Killander -- The challenges of human rights protection in Botswana in the 21st century / Charles Manga Fombad -- Expanding the frontiers of fundamental human rights : judicial protection of human rights in Botswana / Key Dingake -- Judicial protection of human rights in Botswana and the role of international human rights law / Onkemetse Tshosa -- The evolution and development of a value-based and teleological interpretation of statute and common law in South Africa as a result of the 1996 constitution / G. Devenish -- Constitutional rights and judicial activism : bridging the gaps in Botswana / Rehka A. Kumar -- Enhancing the judicial role in human rights protection in Botswana / Charles Manga Fombad -- Dignity as a core constitutional concept / William Binchy -- Access to justice-- through legal aid-- is a human right : why and how Botswana must protect this right / Louise W. McKinney -- Greasing the criminal process with a human touch : the protection of the accused person's right to a trial within a reasonable time / Bugalo Maripe -- Gender and the courts in Botswana : when human rights and customary law clash / Samwiri Wakhakha -- Human rights and HIV/AIDS in Botswana : current perspectives and future prospects / E.K. Quansah -- The role of the judiciary in protecting freedom of expression : how far should the courts go? / Badala Tachilisa Balule -- Perspective on the interface between human rights and the environment in Botswana in the light of the Basarwa case / K.K. Lebotse -- Property guarantees in the constitution and implications for land tenure policy in Botswana / Clement Ng'ong'ola