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Leveraging the African continental free trade area to unlock the full potential of carbon markets in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Plagued by the universal challenge of climate change, African states are faced with the dire issue of sourcing climate finance from sources other than government coffers and very limited donor funds. With the advent of the ... -
Lex Mercatoria: scope and application of the law merchant in arbitration
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Arbitration is the preferred method of dispute resolution in international trade. Naturally, a set of rules is necessary to govern the conflict’s resolution. For cultural, political, economical or other reasons the parties’ ... -
Liberalisation of trade in services: enhancing the temporary movement of natural persons (mode 4), a least developed countries' perspective
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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 ...