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Sharks on the menu : a review and critical analysis of the regulation of sharks internationally and in South Africa.
(2014)
Industrial fishing practices and market-demand for shark products (in particular meat and fins) are decimating shark populations in many parts of the world, threatening stock collapses, species extinctions and broader ...
An analysis of South Africa's statutory regime pertinent to the risks of hydraulic fracturing.
(2013)
The production of energy is vital for the survival of mankind –we rely on the supply of
energy in all sectors of the economy, ranging from the generation of electricity which ensures
the functioning of households and ...
An interpretation of the South African Constitutional 'Environmental Right' (Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996) and an assessment of its relationship to sustainable development.
(2014)
Sustainable Development is a widely used phrase. A superficial search for the phrase on the internet indicates that it is used by a diverse range of users who imbue it with various interpretations depending upon their ...
Copenhagen and beyond : a legal analysis of the recent climate change negotiations and decisions and their contributions towards the future international climate change regime.
(2015)
Climate change has been described as the most complicated problem that the world faces today but the most serious problem that the world faces in the future. The problem of climate change is caused by an increase of ...
Steps towards addressing municipalities' non-compliance with the law relating to sewage treatment.
(2014)
Since 1956 South Africa made it mandatory through the South African Water Act (Act 54 of 1956) that effluent be treated to acceptable standards and returned to the water course from where the water was originally obtained. ...
The environmental impact assessment (EIA) under the Lesotho Environment Act No. 10 of 2008 : a comparative analysis with the South African EIA regime.
(2011)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has become common as the world realise that the
environment has to be managed well for sustenance of life on the planet. As the EIA has now
become a sine qua non in the management ...
The clean development mechanism : a comparison between South Africa and China.
(2012)
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is the only mechanism available for use by
developing nations. It is there for highly important for the inclusion of these developing
nations in the climate change regime. A consideration ...
The protection of the environment through the use of criminal sanctions : a comparative analysis with specific reference to South Africa.
(2002)
The purpose of this work is to examine critically the use of criminal sanctions in the
enforcement of environmental law in South Africa. The two principal issues considered
are, first, whether criminal sanctions are the ...
Access to genetic resources and sharing of benefits arising out of their utilization : a critical analysis of the contribution of the Nagoya Protocol to the existing international regime on access and benefit-sharing.
(2012)
Prior to the commencement of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), genetic
resources were considered to be the common heritage of mankind; this principle gave
the right to developed countries to obtain and freely ...
An industrial chemocide : synoptic analysis of air pollution in the Durban South area.
(2003)
Air pollution, health and poverty convey overtones of moral dereliction of our
people by the confederacy of perpetrators. It is true that a cocktail of chemical
emissions pollute the Durban South area and the residents ...