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Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Mini Dissertation (LLM (Human Rights and Democratization in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/106980 Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo Maziwisa, Michelle Rufaro arlettekim480@gmail.com Dowuona-Hammond, Christine Kitumaini, Arlette K. UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Iliicit financial flows Right to education Education funding Public responsability Resource mobilisation Deomcratic Republic of Congo Mini Dissertation (LLM (Human Rights and Democratization in Africa))--University of Pretoria, 2025. Despite its potential for a wide variety of natural resources, including strategic minerals, the DRC remains one of the African countries where numerous human rights violations, including socio-economic rights, have been documented. The state still struggles to fulfil its responsibility to ensure that the population has access to basic services, in particular quality education, as appropriate. This challenge is due to several factors, including illicit financial flows (IFFs), which have become a major obstacle to economic growth and the realisation of socio-economic rights. In the context of the DRC, IFFs have a significant impact on the state budget, draining significant financial resources that could be used to improve development projects and public services and undermining the government's ability to fulfil its obligations. As a result, it perpetuates inequality and poverty, thereby affecting socio-economic rights, including the right to education.The study examined how IFFs undermine the right to education and how they limit the DRC's ability to fulfil its obligations. Based on a qualitative approach, this study conducted a review of existing literature and revealed that the DRC has all the necessary resources to realise the right to education; however, the government is limited in terms of financial resources. Due to a lack of strong strategies to combat IFFs, the DRC's budget is exposed to corruption, tax evasion, money laundering, and illegal mining, which leads to budgetary imbalances that affect key sectors such as education. The study concluded that, for the state to have the necessary means to realise the right to education, it must have sufficient financial resources, which can then be channeled effectively if the state combats IFFs. To achieve this, the study recommended reforming laws and their enforcement, transparency, and good governance, reinforcing international cooperation, strengthening the judicial system, involving and raising awareness among stakeholders, and, above all, prioritising the education sector in budget allocation. Centre for Human Rights Centre for Human Rights LLM (Human Rights and Democratization in Africa) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws SDG-04: Quality education SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 2025-11-28T10:43:41Z 2025-11-28T10:43:41Z 2025-12-10 2025-10 Mini Dissertation * D2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/106980 10.25403/UPresearchdata.30719801 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Iliicit financial flows Right to education Education funding Public responsability Resource mobilisation Deomcratic Republic of Congo Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title | Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_full | Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_fullStr | Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_short | Tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| title_sort | tackling illicit financial flows to guarantee the realisation of the right to education in the democratic republic of congo |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Iliicit financial flows Right to education Education funding Public responsability Resource mobilisation Deomcratic Republic of Congo |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/106980 |