Browsing Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence) by Title
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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 ... -
Defining the concept "Fiduciary Duty" in the South African law of trusts
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)An aspect of the South African law of trusts which has, despite the abovementioned evolution of South African trust law, not been clarified, is the ambit of a trustee's fiduciary duty. This, however, is not only the position ... -
Democracy in action: Public participation and the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)While the Constitutional Court has repeatedly enforced a duty to meaningfully engage with communities where the provision of basic social services and goods is at stake, uncertainty about the form, extent and quality of ... -
Developing an independent regulatory framework for the financial sector in Malaŵi
(University of the Western Cape, 2011) -
Developing an independent regulatory framework for the financial sector in Malaŵi
(University of the Western Cape, 2011) -
Development assistance approaches in Cameroon: a comparison of the heavily indebted poor countries initiative and China’s white paper on foreign aid
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This research acknowledges that although literature abounds on development assistance in general, not much has been published yet on Cameroon specifically. Therefore, this mini-thesis seeks to contribute to fill this gap. ... -
Disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation in the South African workplace
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)People with disabilities are a minority group who has suffered disadvantage especially in the workplace. They currently enjoy Constitutional and legislative protection in a democratic South Africa. -
The disparity in compliance with sustainability policies: the mining industry and the financial industry in South Africa
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Dispute settlement mechanisms in regional trade agreements: the EU-SA perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)This paper shall attempt to define and explain the various forms of dispute settlement in regional trade agreements. Trade Agreements from various continents as well as the World Trade Organisation will be scrutinised. The ... -
Divorce in matrilineal customary law marriage in Malawi: a comparative analysis with the patrilineal customary law marriage in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research aimed to undertake an investigation into the question of whether after divorce, in the matrilineal customary law marriage in Malawi, women's rights are severely violated. The study showed causes of divorce, ... -
Do existing laws in South Africa hold directors personally liable for environmental transgressions?
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The number of environmental offences taking place continues to increase each year. Despite the special position of responsibility occupied by directors as the ‘directing mind and will’ of the companies responsible for the ... -
Does a right to access to adequate housing include a right to the city in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The Constitution of South Africa is often commended for the protection that it affords to socio-economic rights - including the right to access to adequate housing, 'Adequate' housing is said to comprise of more than just ... -
Does Article 13 of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980 protect victims of domestic violence?
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Does the involvement of third parties in surrogacy agreements raise the risk of exploitation of prospective surrogates and prospective parent(s)?
(University of Western Cape, 2019)Surrogacy on many occasions is referred to a million-dollar industry. Just like many countries, South Africa has prohibited commercial surrogacy, thus South Africa only permits altruistic surrogacy. The prohibition has ... -
Drawing the borderlines, truth justice and reconciliation mechanisms/amnesties and the Rome Statute
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This research analyzes Truth Justice and Reconciliation Mechanisms and Amnesties in the light of the Rome Statute to the International Criminal Court (ICC). The research looks strictly into the legal terms of the Rome ... -
A dry udder in the milk season? Natural resource exploitation in Africa: realising the right to economic benefit for host communities
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Duress as a defence in international criminal law: from Nuremberg to article 31(1) (d) of the Rome statute of the international criminal court
(University of Western Cape, 2013)