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FDI in Angola constraints encountered by investors in the Angolan territory
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thesis focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Angola and on constraints encountered by investors. It discusses the new Investment Law, resulting from a comprehensive law reform in 2003, as well as investment ... -
The feasibility of retaliation as a trade remedy under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The main aim of the research was to determine the viability of retaliation as a trade remedy under the Dispute Settlement Understanding. It was to establish whether retaliation as a remedy is beneficial to the entire WTO ... -
Federalism as a peacemaking device in Sudan's interim national constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The focus of this study was on the Interim Constitution adopted on 9 July 2005 by Sudan. The significance of the federal principle both as a peacemaking device and a tool of democratisation was considered. The objective ... -
Female genital mutilation as a form of violence against women and girls: an analysis of the effectiveness of international human rights law
(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. -
Female genital mutilation as a human rights issue : examining the law against female genital mutilation in Tanzania
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Feminist approach to Ukuzila custom under the new South African constitutional dispensation
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)This study sought to investigate how the ukuzila practice violates women’s constitutional rights, and how can ukuzila custom be aligned with the constitutional values of gender equality. A qualitative research approach was ... -
Fighting corruption in the energy sector in Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study contributes to understanding the governance challenges that impact on Tanzania’s future as a petroleum producing state. It considers corruption, which has fuelled insecurity, violence, and poverty in most of the ... -
Financial freedom in mobile money: the role of the central bank in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2020-04-19)This paper analyses how the Zimbabwean economic history has led to the perception and attitude of the population towards the financial industry. It has been blighted by extremes to the extent that in 2008 the Zimbabwe ... -
Financial freedom in mobile money: the role of the central bank in Zimbabwe
(University of Western Cape, 2020)This paper analyses how the Zimbabwean economic history has led to the perception and attitude of the population towards the financial industry. It has been blighted by extremes to the extent that in 2008 the Zimbabwe ... -
Food security and local government in South Africa: the role of municipalities in a food systems approach.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Realising the right to food in South Africa requires more than an increase in food supply. Instead it requires the structural causes that give rise to food insecurity be addressed. This is argued to compel the state to ... -
Forced sterilisation as a continuing violation of human rights in Africa: Possibilities and challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)International standards recognise the basic right of all women and girls to make free choices about reproduction including the number if any, spacing and timing of their children without being subjected to discrimination, ... -
Foreign aid and corruption in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This paper seeks to examine the relationship between foreign aid and corruption in Zambia. Drawing from the analysis of the two, it then explores whether the existing legal instruments are adequate and effective to combat ... -
Foreign direct investment in Cameroon: establishing effective investment regulations
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) began as a worldwide phenomenon in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Even then, it formed only a small portion of foreign investments for decades, as a greater percentage took the form of ... -
Freedom of association and union security arrangements in the republic of South Africa and the Federal Republic of Germany
(University of the Western Cape, 1997)In the history of labour relations, trade unions have played a major role in protecting the rights of employees and improving their working conditions. They have defended their members against exploitation by employers. ... -
Freedom of expression under apartheid
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Over the past decades, transitions from repressive rule to democracy have increased all over the world, aiming at establishing disclosure and accountability for the crimes perpetrated. One way of assessing the “solidity” ... -
From Yugoslavia to Sierra Leone: advantages and shortcomings of the ad-hoc tribunals and the hybrid courts
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)In this Mini thesis, I compare the advantages of the hybrid courts with the international ad-hoc tribunals, arguing that the potential of the hybrid courts to work successfully is much greater than that of the ad-hoc ... -
Gacaca courts versus the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda and national courts: lessons to learn from the Rwandan justice approaches to genocide
(2013)The 20th century witnessed several wars and genocides worldwide. Notable examples include the Armenian and Jews genocides which took place during World War I and World War II respectively. The Rwandan genocide of 1994 is ... -
Gender persecution as a ground for asylum in South Africa and Canada: Reconceptualising a theoretical framework for assessing refugee claims by women
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, women account for 48% of the refugees globally. "Persecution" is the central tenet in the refugee definition, but the ensuing jurisprudence was initially ... -
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) and energy services liberalisation in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): issues and prospects
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Increasing energy needs globally have recently led to an interest in effectively bringing energy services in the trading system. Energy services were part of the Uruguay Round of negotiations, whose main achievement was ...