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The legal effects of payment of an admission of Guilt fine in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
A person should at all times try to avoid the blemish of a previous conviction and a criminal
record entered against his name. A criminal record entered against his name could have
detrimental consequences for an individual. ...
Enquiry into what frustrates the efficacy of preferential public procurement as a policy tool for black economic empowerment
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) has been a topic of discussion since the dawn of democracy in April 1994. Due to the entrenched inequalities of the past, economic empowerment is very important for the economic growth of ...
Immunity for serving Heads of State for crimes under International Criminal Law: an analysis of the ICC-indictment against Omar Al Bashir
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This paper analyses head of state immunity, a traditional rule of international law, in relation to the indictments by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in 2009 against the current Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmad ...
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, ...
Mobile Money Payments as Vehicles for Money Laundering: A Case Study of Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
Money laundering is defined as the process of converting the proceeds derived from a wide
range of underlying criminal offences, called predicate offences, to apparently legitimate
property. In other words, it is the process ...
Recovering the Proceeds of Corruption: Why Kenya Should Foreground Civil Forfeiture
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
Today corruption is a major concern for most countries.1 Civil forfeiture of the proceeds of corruption has been embraced as a key strategy by many states in recovering public funds lost through corruption.2 It may be ...
The rule in Hollington v Hewthorn in the light of section 17 Of The Civil Proceedings Evidence Act 25 of 1965 in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
South Africa, among others, has adopted, and is bound by, the so-called 'rule in Hollington‘ that originated in England in 1943 in Hollington v Hewthorn (hereinafter the 'Hollington case‘). The issue, among others, that ...
Uganda's response to the phenomenon of enforced disappearances and the transitional justice response in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Enforced disappearances are a heinous violation of numerous human rights enshrined
in many international conventions. However, they have not been adequately addressed
in many jurisdictions. This crime is very common ...
Namibia's implementation of the financial action task force's international standards on combating the financing of terrorism
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Terrorism has become one of the biggest threats to international peace and security. It threatens to destroy basic human rights and freedoms, particularly the rights to life, liberty, security, and in more recent times, ...
An Assessment of Ghana's Legal and Institutional Anti-Money Laundering Framework
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
The primary aim of an individual who engages in criminal activity, particularly at an
organised level, is to make profit. However, criminals are not merely bent on gaining
financial profit, but are especially desirous ...