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Has affirmative action become an illusionary right for certain designated groups?
(2014)South Africa consists of one of the most diverse societies in the world, comprising of people from different cultures, race, religion, gender and languages. During the apartheid era, unjust laws were applied to create ... -
The inclusion and implementation of integrated water resources management under South African water law and policy.
(2012)South Africa is a dry, water-stressed country which faces many water management challenges. Some of these challenges are unique to South African freshwater resources management while others are conventional water management ... -
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 ... -
The influence of English poaching laws on South African poaching laws.
(2001)This dissertation examines the laws relating to poaching in South Africa - where these laws originated, how they were influenced by the long history of laws against poaching in England, and how they were shaped by factors ... -
Intellectual property rights and biological diversity : an international legal analysis.
(1999)Biological diversity is defined in Article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity as the variability among living organisms from all sources including terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological ... -
Intellectual property rights and plant variety protection in South Africa : an international perspective.
(2003)This work will investigate the implementation of plant variety protection obligations that African states, and in particular South Africa, have to undertake under the various relevant international agreements, especially ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Large and grey : whales, elephants, and international law and politics.
(2008)This thesis is an investigation into, and a gathering of evidence on, the various ways in which two iconic species, whales and elephants, and the two conventions which govern their management, the 1946 International ... -
Locus standi in environmental litigation : a South African perspective.
(1997)Environmentalists citizens groups, legal practitioners academics and the ordinary citizens in South Africa today are over-excited with the prospects of the environmental rights litigation under the final Constitution ... -
Marine salvage : from Rhodian law to Lloyd's open form, 2000.
(2003)The origins of marine salvage law may be traced to a code of Rhodian Sea laws promulgated in 500BC. Presently, while salvage law retains the foundations of this early codification, it has undergone a complete metamorphosis ... -
Maritime liens : a critical analysis of the protection that South Africa's bioprospecting legislation affords indigenous communities, in the context of the country's international obligations and with particular regard to implementation changes.
(2013)Indigenous communities have developed a wealth of knowledge, which plays a crucial role in providing leads for the use of genetic resources and bioprospecting. However, such knowledge is under increasing threat due to the ... -
The obligation on environmental authorities to consider socio-economic factors in EIAs : a critical examination of s 24 of NEMA.
(2014)Environmental impact assessments were developed in the United States with an object to build into the decision-making processes an awareness of environmental considerations. EIAs were imported into South African law and ... -
Offences and penalties for water pollution in South Africa : a comparative analysis of South African, British, American and Australian legislation.
(2008)The growth of industrialization has increased waste pollution, especially water pollution. Industries and individuals produce pollutants that are discharged into waters. Uncontrolled water pollution results in health hazards ... -
An overview of the legal instruments to conserve biodiversity in South Africa with particular reference to the establishment and expansion of protected areas
(2005)In this investigation, a review is undertaken of the newly promulgated and existent legislation pertaining to the conservation of biodiversity, and the establishment of protected areas as the primary means to protect ... -
Planning law as a source of environmental legislative power for local government.
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The promotion and protection of public health in South Africa through environmental legislation with specific reference to air pollution.
(2001)The Constitution of South Africa I, (the Constitution) envisages in the Bill of Rights that: Everyone has the right -(a) to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and (b) to have the environment ... -
Property rights and environmental conservation.
(1996)The intention of this dissertation is not to embark on a discussion on the desirability of a property clause, nor to undertake a full analysis of the property and environmental clauses as they appear in both the interim ... -
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 ...