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Recent Submissions
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To list or not to list? The legal debate around the listing of trout as an invasive alien species.
(2019)The South African government has made numerous attempts to curtail the spread of Invasive Alien Species, such as rainbow and brown trout, through legislation such as the listing of Invasive Alien Species under National ... -
An evaluation of the environmental regulations for the protection of avifaunal biodiversity in light of solar energy development.
(2020)The socio-economic benefits associated with solar energy facilities considering the energy crisis, coupled with its positive impacts of a reduced carbon footprint provide the case for solar energy. The inarguable need for ... -
Is the regulation of single-use plastic in South Africa a waste of time?
(2019)The aim of a partial or complete ban of the use of single-use plastic in food packaging would be to reduce the amount of plastic waste that plagues South Africa and results in pollution to both our land and water resources. ... -
Balancing the right of the accused to access the police docket with the duty of the state to prosecute: an analysis of the impact of the Constitution.
(2019)Prior to the constitutional dispensation, South Africa was under parliamentary sovereignty and as a result, the right of access to the police docket was unprecedented. When the 1993 Constitution came into effect, it granted ... -
Environmental and social legal compliance assessment in oil, gas and mining sectors: the case of Total E & P and Metorex in Democratic Republic of Congo.
(2019)Ongoing concerns regarding environmental degradation in mining, oil and gas areas, the high number of abandoned mines, oil and gas fields have highlighted the need for enhanced environmental compliance in the Extractive ... -
Critical analysis of the independence of environmental assessment practitioners in South Africa.
(2020)Environmental Assessment Practitioners (EAPs) are at the centre of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. Their competence and ethics, therefore, are crucial in facilitating the EIA process. This research aims ... -
A critical analysis of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000: to what extent have the remedies available to the Equality Court been utilised in achieving the objectives of the Act?
(2019)In 1994, after decades of inequality and oppression, South Africa ushered in a new age of democracy with the help of its interim and final Constitutions. At the core of these Constitutions stand the values of human dignity, ... -
Local government in the constitutional dispensation: defining the limits of local government’s legislative and executive authority.
(2020)Close on twenty-five years have passed since the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution). The division-of-powers provisions of the Constitution marked a move away from the ... -
The regulation of cryptocurrencies in the context of South Africa’s financial sector.
(2019)This research critically analyses a significant yet, uncertain area of law in South Africa - the regulation of cryptocurrencies. Cryptocurrencies are digital representations of value supported by cryptography and function ... -
Courts’ treatment of depression in the workplace: incapacity, poor performance, misconduct and disability.
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Proudly South Africa campaign: the interplay between particular global trade policies and competition mechanisms with specific focus on the role of the WTO in developing an international competition policy.
(2019)This paper centres on a consideration of the ‘Proudly South Africa’ campaign and whether it is compliant with the general operations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the National Treatment Policy in terms of ... -
Considerations for the legal recognition of advance directives: a comparative analysis.
(2019)An advance directive1 refers to a document drafted by a person in his2 full senses and who foresees that due to some physical or mental disease, he may fall into a state where he will no longer be able to make rational ... -
Poverty and patriarchy as contributors to child sexual abuse.
(2019)This research paper discusses the social and legal aspects of child sexual abuse in South Africa. Two significant contributors namely poverty and patriarchy are considered against a background of a paucity of information. ... -
The ranking of creditors’ claims during business rescue proceedings as envisaged in the Companies Act 71 of 2008.
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A critical analysis of the subcontractor’s builder’s lien.
(2020)This research paper looks at the South African common law right to lien as it currently stands as the only compensatory remedy for a construction subcontractor in the event of non-payment by the main contractor. The nature ... -
Towards development-centred trade relations: a study of South Africa and the USA trade relations with particular focus on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
(2019)With trade taking place continuously on a daily basis, its often-reported success gives the impression that all participants involved are to a certain extent somewhat successful too. This dissertation draws attention to ...
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