Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Fernandez, Lovell"
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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 ... -
Examining the use of transitional justice mechanisms to redress gross violations of human rights and international crimes in the northern Uganda conflict
Muwanguzi, Robert Mugagga (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Uganda and her citizens have endured a troubled, violent, conflict-prone history since independence from the British on 9th October 1962. Conflict in Uganda, just like in many an African country, has its primary root ... -
Female genital mutilation as a form of violence against women and girls: an analysis of the effectiveness of international human rights law
Chinnian-Kester, Karin (University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis used female genital mutilation as a lens through which the effectiveness of the current laws aimed at protecting women and girls can be explored. -
Has the failure to conduct post-Truth and Reconciliation Commission prosecutions in South Africa contributed to a culture of impunity for economic crimes?
Mabunda, Sagwadi (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The end of Apartheid and the transition to a new constitutional democracy in South Africa was ushered in by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The purpose of the TRC was to promote a dialogue between victims ... -
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing : a paradigm shift from a regulatory issue to a transnational organised crime
Siwale, Winjie (University of the Western Cape, 2016)The importance of the fisheries sector to world sustenance is extensive, ranging from being a source of employment and protein for subsistence farmers, particularly in developing countries, to providing social and economic ... -
Implementing the Rome statute of the international criminal court domestically: a comparative analysis of strategies in Africa
Olugbuo, Benson Chinedu (University of the Western Cape, 2003)On 17 July 1998, a total of 120 states voted to adopt the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (Rome Statute) 1 in a UN sponsored conference in Rome. The International Criminal Court (ICC or 'the Court') has ... -
The independence of the national prosecuting authority of South Africa : fact or fiction?
Selabe, Busani Carlson (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 ... -
International criminal court Proprio motu intervention where a truth commission exists: the Kenyan situation
Kituku, Carolene (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Kenya’s December 2007 Presidential elections sparked a wave of violent clashes over allegations of election rigging. The protests broke out along ethnic lines, causing greater civil unrest. There have been allegations that ... -
Investigation and prosecution of transnational women trafficking: the case of Ethiopia
Beyene, Selam Gebretsion (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Human trafficking is a widespread and growing crime in the world. Trafficking by its nature involves movement from one place to another and in most cases, it comprises crossing international borders. Although the estimation ... -
Kenya's implementation of the smuggling protocol in response to the irregular movement of migrants from Ethiopia and Somalia
Barasa, Noela N. (University of the Western Cape, 2012) -
The legal regime for anti-cyberlaundering
Leslie, Daniel Adeoye (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Along with its inumerable wonders, the advent of the internet has brought with it very bad vices. The notion of convenience, which comes with the use of the internet, can be attributed to criminals who wish to disguise the ... -
Life Imprisonment in International Criminal Tribunals and Selected African Jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda.
Mujuzi, Jamil Ddamulira (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 ... -
Life imprisonment in international criminal tribunals and selected African jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda
Mujuzi, Jamil DDamulira (University of the Western Cape, 2009)It is rare in law and in other disciplines for a word or a phrase to appear to mean what it does not. This is, however, true when it comes to life imprisonment or life sentence. I Unlike sentences like the death penalty, ... -
Life imprisonment in international criminal tribunals and selected African jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda
Mujuzi, Jamil,d (University of the Western Cape, 2009)It is rare in law and in other disciplines for a word or a phrase to appear to mean what it does not. This is, however, true when it comes to life imprisonment or life sentence. I Unlike sentences like the death penalty, ... -
Mobile Money Payments as Vehicles for Money Laundering: A Case Study of Malawi
Chitsime, Collin Brian Sukali (University of the Western Cape, 2016)Money laundering is defined as the process of converting the proceeds derived from a wide range of underlying criminal offences, called predicate offences, to apparently legitimate property. In other words, it is the process ... -
Namibia's implementation of the financial action task force's international standards on combating the financing of terrorism
Isaacs, Sandi (University of the Western Cape, 2017)Terrorism has become one of the biggest threats to international peace and security. It threatens to destroy basic human rights and freedoms, particularly the rights to life, liberty, security, and in more recent times, ... -
Pertinent legal issues and impediments fettering the successful prosecution of the crime of money laundering and its predicate offences in Zambia: proposed reforms
Chitengi, Justine Sipho (2009)The law relating to money laundering is not a new branch of law although it seems to be just emerging in this modern era of advanced technology and organised crime. It evolved in the 18th century with the case of Rex v ... -
Redressing female victims of sexual violence: possibilities for gender-specific reparations at the International Criminal Court
Pia, Christina Kalus (University of the Western Cape, 2011)This paper is about the reparations regime of the International Criminal Court and reparations possibilities for victims of sexual violence. It will contain a legal analysis of the reparations system of the Court, including ... -
The right to reparations in the context of transitional justice: lessons for Burundi from South Africa, Chile, Peru and Colombia
Berry, Didier Nibogora (University of the Western Cape, 2011)