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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 ...
Abortion and the right to life: A case study of South Africa and Germany
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The issue of abortion and the protection of the right to life have been discussed by many academics,
yet remains an unresolved topic in many countries. The mere fact that abortion is the deliberate
termination of a human ...
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 ...
Decentralisation in Zambia: An analysis of local democracy.
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Zambia has had a system of local government whose origin can be traced back to the colonial
era. This system of local government, which is comprised by local authorities, did not have
constitutional recognition. The 1996 ...
An analysis of the amalgamation and merger procedure in South African company law
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Prior to 2010, as a result of a sluggish global economy, the amalgamation and merger
procedure in South Africa was active although it was at an all-time low.1 However, in
2010, there was an increase in amalgamation and ...
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 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. ...
How can the rights of paying consumers to electricity be squared with the rights of Eskom to be paid?'
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Electricity supply can be classified into three stages namely: generation, transmission and distribution, with the functions of generation and transmission being carried out by Eskom. In 2001, Eskom was converted from a ...
The challenges that unmarried fathers face in respect of the right to contact and care of their children: can amendments to the current law make enforcement of these rights more practical?
(University of the Western Cape., 2016)
Historically, unmarried fathers had no rights in respect of their children born out of wedlock. “Until 1998, the unmarried father had obligations to his child under common law, but did not have any inherent rights with ...
“Tax evasion as a predicate offence for money laundering”
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This paper discusses the progress of international anti-money laundering (AML) law with regard to making tax evasion a predicate offence for the crime of money laundering (ML). This paper will focus particularly on the ...