Magister Legum - LLM (Criminal Justice and Procedure)

An analysis of the South African legislative framework for the reintegration of sentenced adult male offenders.

Mills, Moses Norman (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. The state aims to reduce the prevalence of crime mainly by sentencing offenders to imprisonment. In turn the goal of imprisonment is to rehabilitate offenders ...

An assessment of assets declaration by public officers as an anti-corruption measure in Nigeria

Ayinde, Dare Joseph (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Although corruption is a global problem, its nature, extent and consequences in Nigeria are alarming. Nigeria has a plethora of laws, policies and institutions that have been put in place by the government to keep corruption ...

The role of anti-corruption laws and institutions in curbing illicit financial flows from Kenya study

Mbogo, Grace Wanjiku (University of the Western Cape, 2018)

The concept of the illicit movement of money aimed at concealing illegal activities and evading taxes is not new. However, the global community first used the term “illicit financial flows” (IFFs) in the 1990s and ...

A critical evaluation of the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission

Matebwe, Annet Tanyaradzwa (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Corruption generally is regarded as one of the most serious obstacles to development. It is endemic in many African countries and is being blamed increasingly for weak economic growth, high socio-economic inequalities ...

A critical examination of the law relating to cyber-crime in Uganda

Amanya, Timothy (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Over the last two decades, the world has evolved to an e-era, wherein internet and other digital technologies have become key platforms for the world population, including Ugandans, to enjoy their rights of expression, ...

A critical assessment of the Ethiopian civil forfeiture law

Tufa, Girma Gadisa (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Economic crimes pose a serious problem to the international community as a whole. Crimes, such as corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, cybercrime and drug trafficking constitute obstacles to the development ...

Evaluating the legal framework of the hybrid court for South Sudan

Romano, Taban (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

The Republic of South Sudan became independent from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011. South Sudan has an area of 644, 329 km2 and a total estimated population of around 12, 6 million.1The original state of Sudan was ...

Recruitment and use of juvenile pirates as crimes against humanity

Ngachi, Sarah Mutseo (University of the Western Cape, 2018)

Piracy attacks off the coast of the Horn of Africa have been on the rise in the recent years. According to a report by Ocean without Borders, although no vessels were hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia in 2017, ...

Examining the effectiveness of the Malawian Financial Intelligence Authority in the fight against money laundering

Francisco, Felisters (University of the Western Cape, 2018)

Money laundering (hereafter ML) is a multidisciplinary topic which has become important since the late 1980s. The term ‘laundering’ literally means ‘washing’ or ‘removing dirt’. It has been defined as the conversion of ...

Statelessness as a failure of international law: a critical analysis of the effects of statelessness on gender rights

Petersen, Aamina (University of the Western Cape, 2019)

Statelessness is a global human rights problem affecting a vast number of individuals, families and communities worldwide. The concept of statelessness comes to existence as a conflict that was created by international ...

The rule in Hollington v Hewthorn in the light of section 17 Of The Civil Proceedings Evidence Act 25 of 1965 in South Africa

Gaqa, Thando (University of the Western Cape, 2018)

South Africa, among others, has adopted, and is bound by, the so-called 'rule in Hollington‘ that originated in England in 1943 in Hollington v Hewthorn (hereinafter the 'Hollington case‘). The issue, among others, that ...

The Challenges faced by Truth Commissions as a result of the selection and appointment of Truth Commissioners

Njuguna, Patricia Muthoni (University of the Western Cape, 2017)

As states continue to rapidly transition from conflict or autocracy to democracy, there has been need to address past gross human rights violations. To address these past egregious violations, transitioning countries often ...

Impact of Cleint Record Keeping on the Legal Profession in South Africa

Frans, Cameron Benjamin (University of the Western Cape, 2017)

The combating of money laundering has become crucial since it has escalated from a domestic to an international problem and vice versa. South Africa, in an attempt to combat money laundering has enacted anti-money laundering ...

The fragmented approach to confiscating dirty assets in Botswana

Mokgathong, Tyron Oshima (University of the Western Cape, 2018)

In the early 1990s Botswana faced rising levels of grand corruption and economic crimes in general. The laws could not cope with the high incidence of economic criminality, especially as regards the confiscation of dirty ...

South-African german centre transnational criminal justice and crime prevention: An international and African perspective

Heliso,Tamene Ena (University of the Western Cape, 2017)

Corruption is a global problem, which poses a serious threat to the development of countries and their people. Although its impact varies, all nations are facing the evils of corruption and, therefore, the international ...