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The protection of languages and of language rights in the South African constitution
(University of the Western cape, 2011)
The 1996 South African Constitution contains a number of provisions that deal specifically with the protection of languages and of rights relating to language. The most important of these is section 6 which recognises 11 ...
Promoting sustainable development in South Africa : environmental regulation in support of renewable energy
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The right of access to information for visually disabled and hearing impaired persons in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The enforceability of international surrogacy in South Africa : how would a South African court proceed in determining an international surrogacy case?
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
In this research, I sought to investigate the extent to which South Africa recognises
international surrogacy agreements. I examined Chapter 19 of the Children's Act as the first legislation to afford surrogate motherhood ...
The active and passive voting rights of convicted prisoners in South Africa and the United Kingdom
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The purpose of this mini-thesis is to assess the present position regarding prisoner disenfranchisement in South Africa from a human rights perspective, and to recommend reforms of South African electoral legislation as ...
The (de) criminalisation of sexual conduct between same-sex partners: a study of Namibia, South Africa and Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The main objective of this paper is to explore the legal status of sodomy laws in three African states (South Africa, Zambia and Namibia) from an international human rights perspective. The paper presents an argument that ...
A new era for the eu-sadc trade relationship: a critical analysis of the EU-SADC EPA and the impact on regional integration in SADC and South Africa’s role in the negotiations
(2007)
The EPA’s will have an impact on regional integration in Africa, especially in the SADC region. The region has been split between the SADC and ESA EPA configuration therefore impacting on regional integration objectives ...
Life Imprisonment in International Criminal Tribunals and Selected African Jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda.
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
The study has three major aims: To give a detailed discussion of the question of punishment and the three major theories or objectives of punishment – retribution, deterrence and rehabilitation, from a philosophical point ...
‘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 ...
A critical analysis of the trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights agreement and has South Africa complied with this agreement with special reference to patented pharmaceuticals
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) ia a multilateral international treaty introduced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) that came into effect on 1 June 1995. At a basic level it ...