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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 ... -
Life imprisonment in international criminal tribunals and selected African jurisdictions - Mauritius, South Africa and Uganda
(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
(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, ... -
The limitation of fundamental rights
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)South Africa's new Constitution has been hailed as one of the most democratic and sophisticated in history, surpassing even the Constitutions of many first world countries. Of paramount importance in the Constitution is ... -
The link between gender inequality and food security among female students at tertiary institutions in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)This study explores the nexus between gender inequality and food security through the lens of female students at tertiary institutions in South Africa. It aims to highlight the gendered dimensions of the political, ... -
Links between international child abduction and relocation: moving towards likemindedness in relocation disputes internationally - Is it time for a protocol regulating international relocation disputes
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This by implication would mean that the best way to prevent child abduction is to desist from international marriages and moving abroad.The modern reality is that relationships are being formed internationally. In the ... -
lnterrogating the competence of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights to review the African Union Assembly's decisions for compliance with human rights
(University of Western Cape, 2010)Globalisation and the transfer of powers from state constitutional systems to international organisations (lOs) have led to several deficiencies, especially with regard to checks and balances in global governance.l The ... -
Local government finance under Zambia's 2016 constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)When Zambia got its independence in 1964, there was neither a constitutional reference to local government nor constitutional provisions for local government finance. However, the new Zambian government inherited a ... -
Local government in Ethiopia: adequately empowered?
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Local Government in Tanzania: does the local government law give autonomy to local government
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)Despite a highly centralised system of government, Tanzania, has attempted several measures aimed at achieving decentralisation of its immense powers to allow people to have a say on matters affecting their respective areas ... -
Making non-state actors accountable for violations of economic rights: a case study of transnational corporations in the African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)The development of a common standard for holding governments accountable for human rights violations represented by international human rights law (IHRL) has been one of the major achievements of international law. ... -
Making the rights of poor people practical in Malawi through a rights based approach to development
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This thesis tackles the issue of human rights and poverty in the context of Malawi. Our main concern is to find ways of how to make human rights practical for poor people in Malawi through a human rights-based approach to ... -
Managing the proceeds of crime : an assessment of the policies of Tanzania, South Africa and Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)This study assesses the policies for managing recovered proceeds of crime in three countries, namely, Tanzania, South Africa and Nigeria. It considers the role and relevance of asset management in the asset recovery regimes ... -
Mandatory court based mediation as an alternative dispute resolution process in the South African civil justice system
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)Civil litigation is the primary method of dispute resolution in the South African civil justice system. This process is characterised by a number of shortcomings which include the adversarial nature of the process which ... -
The market abuse control legislative regime of South Africa, Nigeria and the United Kingdom - an approach to regulation and monitoring in relation to certain aspects of the financial markets of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)The regulation of market abuse is currently an ever evolving subject, to such an extent that it has been placed as a high priority for regulators worldwide.¹ The Financial Markets Act 19 of 2012 (FMA) of South Africa² ... -
Mediation as an alternative to litigation: A comparative study between South Africa and Germany
(University of Western Cape, 2019)The judicial court system in South Africa is overburdened, which results in parties having to wait for long periods of time to have their matters settled or even heard. Furthermore, the cost of litigation in South Africa ... -
Meeting obligations but failing hopes? An investigation into South Africa’s obligation to realise the Human right to sanitation in Rural schools
(University of Western Cape, 2019)In South Africa, notwithstanding 25 years into democracy, the constitutional commitment to socio-economic transformation of post-apartheid South Africa remains unfulfilled and unrealized by the vast majority of its ...