Browsing Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence) by Title
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The challenge associated with upholding the human rights of asylum seekers during the refugee status determination process in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Foreign nationals regularly finds themselves seeking refuge in a host country such as South Africa. One would expect that due to comprehensive legislation ranging from national to international level, foreign nationals ... -
The decentralisation of powers and functions to local government under the 2016 Constitution of Zambia.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)At independence in 1964, the United National Independence Party (UNIP)-led government in Zambia was, among other things, confronted with the challenge of transforming an inherited dual, undemocratic, racist and exploitative ... -
The Impact of the Legal Framework for Local Government on Building and Sustaining Coalitions in Municipal Councils
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)In any democratic society, elections are a significant mechanism for citizens to communicate with their representatives. As a result, elections provide a window of opportunity to every voter to hire or fire any political ... -
The Prosecution of sexual violence crimes under article 7 and 8 of the rome statue of the international criminal court: A reason for optimism?'
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)The Rome Statute gave birth to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on 17 July 1998. Its mandate is to assist the international community in the arduous task of closing the gap of impunity for the most heinous crimes, ... -
The responsibility to protect in the context of the NATO intervention in Libya in 2011: a human rights analysis
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)The international human rights architecture experienced a shift from states to individual rights within a state. This is mainly informed by the fact that states committed human rights atrocities against their own civilians. ... -
The role of traditional leaders in local governance: A case study of Limpopo
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Traditional leaders have existed in South Africa for a very long time. During the apartheid era they were the rulers of Bantustans or homelands. The roles of traditional leaders during the apartheid regime were, inter alia, ... -
The supervision of local government in Zambia: An imbalance between supervisory powers and local autonomy?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Since gaining independence in 1964, Zambia has embarked on a number of reforms, including legislative, aimed at improving the effectiveness of its decentralised system of government. Local government received constitutional ... -
The use of ethnicity as a factor for demarcating municipalities: the case of Malamulele and Vuwani communities.
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)In 1994, South Africa became a democratic country after many decades of resistance against apartheid. In 1996, the Constitution which is the supreme law of the country was adopted and provides for three spheres of government ... -
Towards a multilateral agreement on investment (MAI): implications for developing African countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)In most African countries the private sector provides the main impetus for economic growth, especially since countries started opening up their economics for foreign investment. Foreign investments have played an important ... -
Towards an International Standard on government procurement in the WTO: Assessing the role of RTAs in entrenching the principles of the WTOs agreement on government procurement in developing countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)Government procurement is a very important aspect of international tradeas it can either promote or inhibit trade depending on laws and policies of a country. The study is confined to issues pertaining to the role of RTAs ... -
Towards co-operative relations between district and local municipalities
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The political context that prompted the formation of district municipalities in the present form can be summarized as follows: before 1994, there were a few sporadic Regional Services Councils and Joint Services Boards ... -
Towards regionalism through the Asean-China free trade area: prospects and challenges
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The main objective of this study was to examine the prospects and challenges facing ACFTA (Asean-China free trade area). It examined what ought to be done by the ASEAN member nations to match China's competitive ability ... -
Towards stakeholder participation in the initiation of WTO disputes : A case study for Namibia and SACU
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The participation of African countries in the Dispute Settlement System (DSS) of the Worlt Trade Organisation ( WTO) is insignificant. This research seeks to find a suitable model/mechanism which meets the particular needs ... -
Trade and environment: the environmental impacts of the agricultural sector in South Africa
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Trade capacity building in the multilateral trading system: how can developing and least developed countries benefit? a case study of Kenya and Zambia
(2010)The provisions of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT 1994) generally give favourable consideration to developing and least developed countries.1 Firstly, at the core of these provisions is the principle of ... -
Trade liberalization and poverty alleviation in developing countries
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)The aim of this research was to examine the trade policies designed by the World Trade Organization to minimise poverty levels in developing countries through trade liberalization. -
Trade promotion vs the environment: Inevitable conflict
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This study unveiled the trade-environment debate which has been revolving in the World Trade Organization for quite a long time now. While economic integration and trade liberalization offer the promise of growth and ... -
Traditional health practitioners: a 'call' for legislative reform in South Africa between 1891 and 2004
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This thesis aimed to explore the various legislative provisions that have affected traditional health practice in South Africa. The discussion is limited to the period dating from 1891 to 2004. The relevance of this period ... -
Traditional justice and states' obligations for serious crimes under international law: an African perspective
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The traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003, and its subsequent provincial legislation: a critical review of attempts at integrating traditional leadership into the new democracy in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The subject of this research paper is the analysis of the recent national and provincial legislation on traditional leadership. Within the new constitutional dispensation the legislature had to retain traditional leadership ...