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Critically evaluating the machinery of the Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 for combating domestic violence in South Africa.
(2017)
There is an international law duty on South Africa in terms of the Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) and the Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Woman (CEVAW). Section 12 (1) (c) ...
Common purpose: The last hope for the successful prosecution of 'mob justice' murder cases.
(2017)
Mob justice is prevalent in South Africa and the only way these “mob justice” cases can be successfully prosecuted is through the application of the common purpose doctrine. It should be noted that such an important doctrine ...
The legal and ethical implications of involuntary detention of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) patients in South Africa
With South Africa battling a TB/HIV epidemic that is one of the highest in the world, drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) has been an issue of concern lately, due to its virulence and potential fatality.
DR-TB is usually ...
Child labour: The sufficiency of international and domestic laws in protection for children against being used as domestic servants in Nigeria.
The future of a country is highly dependent on the children; hence the protection of
children is important to various nations and the world. One such issue is the
protection of children against child labour. The right ...
A comparative study pertaining to the laws of Germany and America in respect of the test for dolus eventualis with a specific focus on the crimes of murder and culpable homicide.
(2017)
Dolus eventualis has correctly been described as an ‘enigma’. Not only has it been variously described by the courts, but they have applied the two-stage test, the cognitive and conative component, without providing an ...
An analysis of five of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) that are most at risk of divergent interpretation by tribunals within diverse nations and a brief overview of the implications of South Africa's choice not to ratify the convention.
(2018)
This study provides a critical analysis of the United Nations Convention on Contracts
for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) in light of five aspects of the Convention,
namely provisions dealing with usage of trade, ...
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 ...
The COMESA-SADC-EAC free trade area: Rules of origin – an impediment to regional trade and economic integration.
(2018)
The Tripartite Free Trade Area is a regional economic integration initiative that brings together 26 African countries belonging to the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Southern African Development ...
Examining the role of intellectual property law, policy and management in open innovation models that facilitiate innovation in and access to genomic medicine.
(2017)
The traditional closed innovation model is largely supported by a regime where intellectual property
rights (IPRs) are used to secure monopolies over inventions, with one justification being that this
maximises profits ...