Browsing Masters Degrees (Law Multidisciplinary) by Issue Date
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Codification: its evolution, obstacles and achievements; and its value in South Africa.
(1984)No abstract provided. -
A critical evaluation of the efficacy-validity criterion of Kelsen's Theory of Revolutions with especial regard to selected case-studies.
(1989)The efficacy-validity criterion of Kelsen·s theory of revolutions can be impugned in both its theoretical and practical dimensions. The philosophical foundation of this criterion is contained in the Is-Ought dichotomy ... -
A critical examination of South African legislation pertaining to the abused child.
(1994)The physical and sexual abuse of children is primarily a complex, insidious socio-psychological . problem, and secondly, a legal concern. Accordingly, any attempt to examine the phenomenon from a legal perspective, requires ... -
Informal settlements, legislation and planning in South Africa.
(1996)Informal settlements in urban areas In South Africa are a result of urbanisation and the inability of past legislation to adequately accommodate informal settlements. The unwillingness of past governments to accept and ... -
An analysis of the international regulation of hazardous waste from a South African perspective.
(1996)This dissertation briefly explains the effects of continuing the hazardous waste trade, followed by a discussion of Thor Chemicals as a local example of this trade and its effects, before going on to discuss the ... -
The employee's right to privacy versus the employer's right to monitor electronic transmissions from the workplace.
(2013)Privacy is important because it represents human dignity or the preservation of the ‘inner sanctum’. Due to technological developments the operational concerns of employers are continuously threatened or challenged by the ... -
Liability of directors for reckless and fraudulent trading : the continuance of s424 (1) of the Companies Act 61 of 1973 together with the coming into force of s22 and s77 (3) (b) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008.
(2013)This research paper focuses on the s424 (1) of the Companies Act 61 of 1973. It is deals specifically with the wording of the section and how courts have interpreted it. It critically explains the most cherished principles ... -
Fixed-term contracts and the reasonable expectation of renewal and the effect of the Labour Relations Amendment Bill 2012.
(2014)This dissertation aims to explore the nature of fixed-term contracts and their effect. Employees who are employed on fixed-term contracts usually develop a reasonable expectation of renewal. A reasonable expectation may ... -
The sustainability of the Rotterdam Rules in modern multimodal transport : the possibility of harmony for liability under multimodal carriage contracts.
(2015)With the advent of containerisation in the 1960s, there was a significant need to alter the traditional legal approach to the long-distance haulage of goods. The use of containers made it possible for goods to be transported ... -
The judicial defense for affirmative action measures : a critique of the rationality standard of judicial review.
(2015)The South African Constitution states that in order to promote the achievement of equality, legislative and other measures designed to protect those disadvantaged by unfair discrimination may be taken. One of these measures ... -
Advance directives and euthenasia in frail care and the terminally ill.
(2015)Abstract not available -
Foresight of the causal sequence as a requirement of dolus eventualis in consequence crimes :
(2015)Dolus eventualis is an important aspect of South African criminal which has undergone certain modifications. One of these modifications was formulated in 1989 in the case of S v Goosen. Before the decision of Goosen, the ... -
An evaluation of the legal framework governing noise control in South Africa.
(2014)Rapid industrialisation in countries around the world has resulted in an increase in various types of pollution. Noise pollution is one example of such pollution. Like other types of pollution, for example water and air ... -
An appraisal of the implementation of the UNCCD in Africa : a case study South Africa, Cameroon, Kenya and Morocco.
(2014)This dissertation examines the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and/ or Drought particularly in Africa, (hereinafter referred to as the UNCCD). It reveals that of the 41 per cent ... -
Local government and the protection of the environment : an analysis of the functional areas of 'municipal planning' and 'environment'.'
(2013)The Constitution brought about fundamental changes to the structure of government in South Africa. The national, provincial and local spheres of government are defined as being distinctive, interdependent and interrelated. ...