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‘Social truth’ as an approach to transitional justice in gacaca courts in post- genocide Rwanda
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
This mini-thesis makes a claim that when Rwanda established the rule of Gacaca court system as a communal mechanism of transitional justice in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, it accordingly enabled space for the ‘social ...
Combating financial misconduct by ensuring the implementation of a financial literacy requirement for directors and audit committee members
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Before the 1990s, corporate governance was a very rarely used term within the business world.1 Corporations over time have become more influential, larger and more complex within the global economy; therefore to ensure ...
The hidden truth: A critical examination of Uganda’s transitional justice legal and policy reforms on truth-seeking
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
In the past, analyses of Uganda’s Transitional Justice legal and policy measures on truth-seeking have been focussed on evaluating the efficacy of a truth commission. However, being cognizant of the limitations entailed ...
The right to birth registration of foreign children in South Africa: A human rights perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
International law explains the significance of the right to a birth certificate,1 birth registration and what it means to be a national of a specific state.2 International law also explains how important the right to birth ...
An appraisal of the anti-money laundering regime in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Annually, money laundering costs global financial markets $2.5 trillion. Money laundering is especially problematic in that it results in a plethora of socioeconomic problems including poor economic performance and an ...
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 ...
Examining the South African competition law enforcement institutional framework: Lessons for Sierra Leone
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Trade liberalisation, free-market system, privatisation and deregulation have become major steps taken by individual countries to accelerate economic growth. This trend has made competition law and its enforcement institutional ...
The Allocation and Administration of Land by Traditional Leaders in the Republic of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Land allocation and administration is a crucial role for traditional leaders, because it has remained one of the few de facto powers and sources of influence still available to them in their areas of jurisdictions.1 This ...
Revolutionising cross-border remittances; A legal framework for mobile money interoperability in Southern Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Regiоnаl trаde, investment аnd crоss-bоrder remittаnces аre аll criticаl cоmpоnents оf ecоnоmic аnd sоciаl develоpment in the Sоuthern Аfricаn Develоpment Cоmmunity (SАDC) regiоn.1 Crоss bоrder remittаnces аre а mаin аnd ...
The Effect of Social Media on the Employment Relationship: Can an employer use a social media post by an employee to initiate disciplinary proceedings against that employee with a view to dismissal?
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)
Over the past few years, there has been a noticeable increase of cases that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) has dealt with relating to dismissal for social media posts by employees. Employees ...