Browsing Magister Legum - LLM (Public Law and Jurisprudence) by Title
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The Nagoya protocol: a possible solution to the protection of traditional knowledge in biodiverse societies of Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)There is a growing interplay of competing realities facing the international community in the general areas of innovation, technological advancement and overall economic development. The highly industrialised wealthy ... -
Natural fathers of extramarital children should have an inherent right of access to their children!
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)The story which I am about to relate is a true one. However, to protect the privacy of the parties concerned, their names have been changed. I have a friend called Bob. Bob is the biological father of a five-year-old girl ... -
The nature of the legal relationship between the three RECs and the envisaged TFTA: a focus on the dispute settlement mechanism
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A new era for the eu-sadc trade relationship: a critical analysis of the EU-SADC EPA and the impact on regional integration in SADC and South Africa’s role in the negotiations
(2007)The EPA’s will have an impact on regional integration in Africa, especially in the SADC region. The region has been split between the SADC and ESA EPA configuration therefore impacting on regional integration objectives ... -
The North –South divide in international environmental law after the Paris agreement
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Global climate change is a serious, severe, and potentially irreversible problem. If no actions are taken to curb greenhouse gas emissions, global temperatures and sea levels will rise, wreaking havoc on earth, particularly ... -
The notion of non-reciprocity under special and differential treatment: a stab in the back for developing countries?
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Outsourcing basic municipal services: policy, legislation and contracts
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Municipalities in South Africa are increasingly outsourcing municipal services, including basic municipal services such as water and sanitation services and refuse collection and disposal. The Constitution places onerous ... -
The pactum de non cedendo :a re-evaluation
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Since the pactum de non cedendo is prohibitory by its nature and operation, our law should have proceeded with caution when determining its effect. This, unfortunately, is not what transpired in the locus classicus decision. ... -
Pertinent legal issues and impediments fettering the successful prosecution of the crime of money laundering and its predicate offences in Zambia: proposed reforms
(2009)The law relating to money laundering is not a new branch of law although it seems to be just emerging in this modern era of advanced technology and organised crime. It evolved in the 18th century with the case of Rex v ... -
The place of women in the political sphere: a comparative study of Cameroon and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)This thesis compared the status of women's political participation in Cameroon and South Africa through an assessment conducted against the backdrop key of international, regional and national human rights standards. The ... -
The plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs) during armed conflict: the case of Sudan and Somalia
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The plight of internally displaced persons (IDPs)in Sudan and Somalia constitutes one of the greatest human tragedy of our time since the end of the Cold War. The concept of IDPs is immense and growing. This research paper ... -
The political / administrative interface: the relationship between the executive mayor and municipal manager
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Local government is arguably the most significant sphere of government to lay citizens, as it is the point of contact of citizens with their government. Local government enables a direct link between the general public and ... -
Political participation of refugees as a means to realise the right to repatriation: the search for a durable solution to the refugee problem in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)This paper sought to discuss the questions whether refugees have the right to return to their country of origin and whether their participation in the political life of that country may be used as a means to realise their ... -
The position of the emerging countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS), in the further development of the multilateral trading system
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This research is based on the premise that the BRICS group is a movement directed at the rebalancing power and wealth that may put an end to the domination of developed countries in the multilateral trading system. In order ... -
Post-conflict gender-justice: access of women survivors of gender-based violence to the judicial system: a case study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
(University of Western Cape, 2012)During armed conflicts, women experience more abuses than their male counterpart. Besides, the disruption of national security systems resulting form the social and political troubles, exposes women to more violation of ... -
Potential alternative sources of funding South Africa's land redistribution programme in its agricultural sector
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Poverty, inequality and socio-economic rights: a theoretical framework for the realisation of socio-economic rights in the 2010 Kenyan Constitution
(2013)Poverty and inequality are deeply entrenched in Kenya, with the country being one of the mostunequal countries in the world. To eradicate poverty and inequality, enhance the achievement ofsocial justice, fast-track human ...