Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence: Recent submissions
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Investigating the conflict between freedom of religion and Freedom of expression under the South African constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This mini-thesis is based on the presumption that the Danish cartoons and the anti-Muslim clip posted on YouTube as forms of expression, ridiculed the religious beliefs and practices of Muslims which in turn affected the ... -
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 regulation of foreign direct investment in Tanzania: a focus on tax incentives schemes
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Implementing the basic international law principles relating to indigenous peoples’ rights: a case study of Cameroon
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Indigenous peoples constitute at least 5000 distinct peoples with a population of more than 370 million, living in 70 different countries. These peoples are typically subjected to a number of human rights violations (being ... -
The protection of the right to freedom from torture and extradition in South Africa
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Protection of indigenous peoples in Africa: the case of the batwa in Rwanda
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Good governance in state institutions supporting South Africa’s system of multi-level government
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Accession of least developed countries into the world trade organisation: the perspective of south Sudan
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The hybrid court model and the legitimacy of international criminal justice in Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2013)Hybrid Courts are the latest innovation in the prosecution of international crimes after the era of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ... -
A comparative study on the implementation of the Rome statute by South Africa and Germany: a case of fragmentation of international criminal law
(2013)The Rome Statute established the International Criminal Court (ICC). It provides that the Court is complementary to national jurisdictions. This entails that the primary jurisdiction over core crimes lies at the domestic ... -
An evaluation of Zambia’s asset recovery laws
(2013)Contrary to Common perception, corruption is not all that ails Africa. It is only a component of the multifaceted economic criminality that leads to illicit capital flight from developing states and those undergoing political ... -
Realising the socio-economic rights of refugees under international human rights law: A case study of South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The purpose of this study is to outline the socio-economic rights of refugees in South Africa with a particular emphasis on their rights to education, housing and health care. The study aims to explore whether the current ... -
An evaluation of the development of environmental legislation governing environmental impact assessments and integrated environmental management in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This study provides an overview of the development of environmental assessment legislation in South Africa since the advent of democracy and critically assesses whether an effective regulatory system is in place. Where ... -
Progress and challenges of implementing the Rome statute of the international criminal court in Uganda
(2012)The coming into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (hereafter “Rome Statute”) in July 20022 was a thriving success for the international community insofar as that it contributed greatly to ... -
Progress and Challenges of Implementing the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The study objective has been to examine the progress and challenges of implementing the Rome Statute in Uganda and to what extent the substantive provisions of the Rome Statute are implemented by the International Criminal ... -
Progress and challenges of implementing the Rome statute of the international criminal court in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)The aim of this study is the coming into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court was a thriving success for the international community insofar as that it contributed greatly to international criminal ... -
Assessment of the development of victims' rights within the legislative and policy framework in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study assesses the development ofvictims' rights in the legislative and policy framework in South Africa. It is argued that although victims' rights are recognised more has to be done to concretise these rights.