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The decriminalisation of prostitution in South Africa : towards a legal framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
This mini-thesis seeks to provide a substantiation for the need for a new legal framework for South Africa in order to address prostitution. It will argue that the current legal framework has failed in its desired aims and ...
A comparative analysis of community mediation as a tool of transformation in the litigation systems of South Africa and the United States of America
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
An evaluation of the benefit of plea and sentence agreements to an unrepresented accused
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act is unconstitutional with regard to its
failure to extend benefits to an unrepresented accused. Unlike a represented
accused, an unrepresented accused cannot benefit from section ...
The 1996 Constitution and the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 : balancing efficient and effective tax administration with taxpayers' rights
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Taxation is fundamental for development in South Africa (SA), a developing country with an emerging economy in which taxation is essential to capacitate the government so that it can fulfil its mandate under the Constitution ...
Access to safe food in South Africa as a human rights imperative
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The aim of this study is to examine laws and policies relating to food safety in South Africa, specifically with regard to labelling requirements in the food industry. It is hoped that this research will serve as a pointer ...
The impact of supervisory orders and structural interdicts in socio economic rights cases in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
The sentiment of Justice Ackerman that courts have a particular responsibility and obligation to “forge new tools” and shape innovative remedies to achieve a goal, is profound and based on a constitution with a transformative ...
Legal and economic uncertainties clouding digital taxation : unpacking and addressing the issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The digital economy has over the past years developed at a dramatic pace, generating substantial revenues for entities and individuals trading on this platform. This has fuelled vast interest and debate into whether such ...
The legal status of evidence obtained through human rights violations in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The Constitution 1995 of the Republic of Uganda is silent on how to admit evidence obtained through human rights violations in Uganda. The decided cases are inconsistent in the way courts have dealt with this evidence. ...
Statelessness and the rights of Children in Kenya and South Africa: A Human Rights Perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Stateless children and those at risk of becoming stateless has been an ongoing
issue both on a domestic level as well as internationally. In many African
countries children face discriminatory and arbitrary nationality ...
Assessing the constitutionality of section 56A of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Amendment Act, 2011 (Act 7 of 2011)
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
In the South African local government context, municipalities are operationally governed through two arms: the political arm and the administrative arm. Both arms work simultaneously in ensuring that the municipality ...