Browsing Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence) by Title
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The Ugandan transit constraints in Kenya and possible Ugandan claims under the agreements of the East Africa Community and the GATT Agreement 1994
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)The problems connected with transit of goods also have been mostly neglected in the respective literature so far: In most books about the law of the WTO, Article V of GATT 1994 has been left out completely or reference is ... -
Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Asylum Seekers: Placement in Foster care and Adoption as Durable Solutions.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)At the age of 15, Nestor Tata watched rebel soldiers in Democratic Republic of Congo (hereinafter DRC) kill his father, and not long afterwards came home from school to find the murdered body of his mother. With no siblings ... -
Understanding regionalisation and preferential relations in world trade law and policy: a perspective from the East African Community (EAC).
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The rapid growth in the number of regional trade agreements (RTAs) has led to concern about the weakening of the multilateral trading system. This thesis examines the spread of such agreement and the extent to which they ... -
Unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional services against inmates with ancestral calling (Ubizo)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The dissertation examines unfair discrimination within the South African Department of Correctional Services against inmates with ancestral calling (ubizo). Inmates (like everyone) have fundamental rights as enshrined by ... -
Unfettering the political mandate: reflections on political prohibition, the world bank’s role in the protection of human rights and the chad – Cameroon pipeline
(2007)As a case study, the paper analyzes the Bank’s role in the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development and Oil Pipeline project (the project) in which the Bank has been involved since the year 2000. The paper presents the lessons, ... -
The utility of King IV Principles on Corporate Governance in improving the state of accountability in local government.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Local government is often described as the cornerstone of democratic government and it is the level or sphere of government that is physically closest to the people.1 As a result, local government tends to have the most ... -
Variations in the adoption of children: African versus Western Jurisprudence
(2024)During the colonial era, South Africa's indigenous normative order was subjugated by European laws, which led to a distortion of indigenous laws and the perception that Western jurisprudence was the supreme law. However, ... -
The veto power to terminate provincial interventions in terms of section 139 (2)(B) and 139(3)(B) of the constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The study aims to detect the outcomes for provincial and local governments when the veto power was invoked. This in turn provides evidence based information on the extent to which the intergovernmental checks and balances ... -
Virginity testing and male circumcision: harmful practices of customary law?
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)When dealing with an issue of customary law, one has to begin by giving a definition of customary law for the purposes of understanding. Customary law is defined in the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act1 as being ... -
Virginity testing: towards outlawing the cultural practical practice that violates our daughters
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The voting rights of mentally unsound or disorderly citizens and persons detained involuntarily under the mental health care act
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)South Africa is a diverse country that plays host to various minority groups. By a minority group I mean a subordinate group whose members have significantly less power or control over their lives than members of a ... -
The war crimes trial against German Industrialist Friedrich Flick et al - a legal analysis and critical evaluation
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This research paper is an analysis of the case United States v Flick et al which took place in 1947 in Nuremberg, Germany. Friedrich Flick, a powerful German industrialist, and several high ranking officials of his firm ... -
When does the conduct of an employer infringe on an employee's constitutional right to privacy when intercepting or monitoring electronic communications?
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)The Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication Related Information Act 70 of 2002 (RICA) that regulates the monitoring of electronic communications has not yet been tested by our courts. ... -
‘When is dismissal an appropriate sanction for misconduct? and who has the last say?’
(2009)In this mini-thesis, I will present a historical development of the manner in which South African courts have tested the fairness of dismissals, for misconduct. South African Labour history has been marred by confusion and ... -
Who interprets the constitution: A descriptive and normative discourse on the Ethiopian approach to constitutional review
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study explored the process of constitutional interpretation and constitutional review in Ethiopia and determined the role of the courts. It examined the different suggestions made by different authors and officials ... -
World Bank governance conditionality, sovereignty of borrowing states and effectiveness of investment loans: an analysis of the Chad-IBRD loan agreement
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Thirty years after it has achieved its independence, the Republic of Chad, which has faced a long political instability, decided to exploit its oil resources in order to achieve its development objectives. Owing to the ... -
The WTO dispute settlement system and African countries: a prolonged slumber
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis seeks to investigate the lack of participation by African countries in the WTO Dispute Settlement System by first providing an overview of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) system and, secondly by ...