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The importance of an effective institutional framework for the realisation of regional economic integration objectives: A case study of the East African Community (EAC).
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)The East African Commu1nity (EAC) was re-established on 30 November 1999 by the Republics of Kenya and Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania1 signing the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community ... -
The importance of Bilateral Investment Treaties in relation to the protection and promotion of investment in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)There is a growing concern around new patterns of negotiating international investment agreements vis-a-vis the recent withdrawals from Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) by developing countries. In recent times, the ... -
The importance of competition policy and law in managing foreign direct investment in the Tripartite Free Trade Area - lessons to be learnt from South Africa and the European Union
(The University of the Western Cape, 2017)With the coming into force of the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA) and the anticipated increase in trade between TFTA members, the need to regulate multijurisdictional business transactions will likely create an anomaly, ... -
The importance of corporate governance in South African family-owned companies : effects of ownership and board composition on performance
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The importance of documentation for the protection of unaccompanied and separated migrant children and the realisation of access to socio-economic rights: An assessment of the participation and roles of stakeholders
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This paper reports on the findings of a study on the importance of documentation for unaccompanied separated migrant children on South African soil. The objectives of the study is to identify what the international and ... -
Improving compliance with international human law by non-State armed groups in the Great Lakes region of Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Currently, one of the most dramatic threats to human security is constituted by internal armed conflicts. In 1998, violent conflicts took place in at least 25 countries. Of these armed conflicts, 23 were internal, engaging ... -
Inadequate representation of female attorneys in the legal profession in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Female law graduates have significantly increased in South Africa over the past few decades. Yet, female attorneys are still underrepresented in the legal profession. Historically, men have dominated the legal profession ... -
Incapacity, disability and dismissal : the implications for South African labour jurisprudence
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Disability in South African labour law is reduced to incapacity. An evaluation of disability and incapacity was made to advocate a clear conceptual break between the two concepts. Also, that disability should be grounded ... -
Inclusion by exclusion? an assessment on justiciability of socio-economic rights under the 2005 interim national constitution of the sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This research is an attempt to ascertain whether or not socio-economic rights provided for in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights(CESCR), ( and by implication all other international human ... -
Inconsistency in the implementation of the responsibility to protect during humanitarian crises: the case of Libya and Sudan.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The aim of this mini-thesis is to examine the inconsistency in the implementation of the responsibility to protect (RTP) principle during armed conflicts with specific focus on the case of Libya and Darfur. Furthermore the ... -
The incorporation of competition policy in the New Economic Partnership Agreement and its impact on regional integration in the Central African sub-region (CEMAC)
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The independence of the national prosecuting authority of South Africa : fact or fiction?
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is critical in the proper functioning of South Africa’s criminal justice system and upholding of the rule of law. And for it to play this critical role it must be independent from ... -
The influence of section 78 of the companies act 71 of 2008 on personal Liability insurance taken out by directors of companies
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)In order to understand the context of the research paper, a brief discussion has to be made as to the important fact that a director has to be appointed in a role to assist with the decision-making in running of a company.1 ... -
Inhuman sentencing of children: A foucus on Zimbabwe and Botswana
(University of Western Cape, 2020)The prevalence of corporal punishment and life imprisonment sentences for children in Africa is tied to their legal history. Colonialism had an extensive impact on the criminal law of most African States, including the ... -
Institutional recognition and accommodation of ethnic diversity: federalism in South Africa and Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)This thesis focuses on federalism and ethnic diversity. Using two case studies.