Browsing Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence) by Title
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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
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"The duties of states under international and constitutional law to secure rights of access to water and to protect water sources in situations of armed conflicts"
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)Water is the basis of our life and without it human beings cannot live for more than a few days. Nearly every function of our body depends on sufficient water. It is for this reason that the lack of access to clean water ... -
The effect of private equity transactions in South Africa on the South African economy
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The emergence of trade in services as an emerging, international trading commodity from a South African perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The reason for highlighting the difference between GATT and GATS is to focus on the impact of these agreements on the developing countries and in particular the latter will be the main focus of this paper. The economies ... -
Emerging, rights language and community knowledge discourse in Africa's biodiversity protection regime : a case study of OAU's Model Law
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Africa possesses huge amounts of genetic resources and traditional knowledge that sustain diverse small economies and local livelihood. The integrity of this natural wealth and cultural Pattern, however, is being seriously ... -
Employer's prerogative in the context of outsourcing
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This research paper investigated whether there are any limitations or restraints in the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, which possible keeps an employer from outsourcing functions or parts of a business to a third party. -
Ending corporal punishment of children in the home: Rwanda as a case study
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The enforceability of international surrogacy in South Africa : how would a South African court proceed in determining an international surrogacy case?
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)In this research, I sought to investigate the extent to which South Africa recognises international surrogacy agreements. I examined Chapter 19 of the Children's Act as the first legislation to afford surrogate motherhood ...