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A case for civil forfeiture in Ethiopia
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This research paper aims to clarify and argue the need for Ethiopia to include civil forfeiture in its assets forfeiture legal framework. It will analyse the existing domestic assets forfeiture laws and international ... -
Challenges combating money laundering in the real estate sector in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)South Africa’s main anti-money laundering legislation consists of 2 pieces of legislation, namely: The Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FICA)1 and the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (POCA).2 Money Laundering is often ... -
Children's experiences and views on domestic violence
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)In a country in which human rights feature prominently in our discourse about who we are, as well as in the South African constitutional and legal framework, so many wrongs continue to be perpetrated on women and children. ... -
Civil recovery of corruptly acquired assets in Uganda
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The competence of the International Criminal Court with regard to witnesses.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This research paper examines whether the International Criminal Court has the competence to compel the appearance of witnesses before it, and if the States Parties to the Rome Statute have an obligation to serve and enforce ... -
Conceptualising homophobic rape against homosexual women as a hate crime
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Hate crimes target persons belonging to a specific group, and they are the most extreme type of bigotry, becoming more common as society and politics shift. Members of minority communities can be devalued in public and ... -
Conspiracy to commit genocide as understood through jurisprudence of the international criminal tribunal for Rwanda
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)ln 1995, following the atrocious crimes committed in Rwanda, the United Nations Security Council, with Resolution 955, established the international Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in an effort to hold the alleged ... -
Constitutional legitimacy of the Islamic law of compulsory succession within the South African context
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The Constitutional legitimacy of the Islamic Law of compulsory succession remains a heavily contested issue since the enactment of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereafter the Constitution). South ... -
The constitutional protection of suspects in criminal cases
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)In South Africa, the state has a constitutional duty to protect its citizens. If the criminal justice system fails to achieve this objective, then its credibility is at risk and the citizens’ rights will be negated. The ... -
Corporate criminal responsibility under the Malabo Protocol: A step forward?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Traditionally, domestic criminal law was focused on individual guilt as can be seen from the principles of punishment, which are closely linked to blameworthiness and the infliction of loss or punishment to the offender. ... -
Corruption as a crime within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court?
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)This research paper will examine whether the ICC should de lege ferenda be accorded jurisdiction in respect of the crime of corruption. Through this approach, the paper will contribute to the existing literature on ... -
Criminalising possession of unexplained wealth by public officials: legal perspectives from Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This paper attempts a comprehensive analysis of the offence of illicit enrichment in Zambia. It focuses on how the offence fits into the broader legislative framework in Zambia. More importantly, the paper addresses aspects ... -
A critical analysis of legislation and policy pertaining to waste management and the control of pollution caused by waste in urban and industrial areas in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)The central problem of my research is on how pollution and waste can be controlled and managed in urban and industrial areas. This is worthy of study because if the above said problem is not studied in order to be properly ... -
A critical analysis of some of the complexities of implementing transitional justice in Sudan after the genocide in Darfur
(2023)In recent decades, the lives of millions of civilians have been devastated in the Darfur region in western Sudan, by the attacks of the militia Janjaweed, with the support of the government army under the supervision of ... -
A critical analysis of the process of appointing the national police commissioner of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The aim of this study is to critically dissect the current mechanism of appointing the NPC, and in return to propose a set of recommendations toward amendment of that mechanism. South Africa is recognized as a country with ... -
Critical Analysis of the SADC Legal and Policy Framework for combating corruption in human trafficking
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The fight against human trafficking requires a broad range of approaches, including the eradication of crimes that facilitate trafficking of human beings. The idea of committing crimes within crimes is common in most ... -
Critical analysis of the SADC legal and policy framework for combating corruption in trafficking in persons
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The fight against human trafficking requires a broad range of approaches, including the eradication of crimes that facilitate trafficking of human beings. The idea of committing crimes within crimes is common in most ... -
A critical appraisal of the criminalisation and prosecution of sexual violence under international criminal law
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Sexual violence leaves the victims psychologically traumatised and stigmatised in the eyes of its community. Used on a large scale, sexual violence can destabilise a society as a whole and when used during armed conflicts, ... -
A critical appraisal of the current anti-money Laundering laws of Malawi with specific focus on trusts
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A critical assessment of the constitutionality of section 79(7) of the Correctional Services Act 111 of 1998, with specific reference to the proviso
(University of Western Cape, 2019)In recent years the issue of medical parole has become a controversial issue in South Africa. Prior to 2012, at which juncture the law governing the release of inmates on grounds of terminal illness was amended, there ...