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The veto power to terminate provincial interventions in terms of section 139 (2)(B) and 139(3)(B) of the constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The study aims to detect the outcomes for provincial and local governments when the veto power was invoked. This in turn provides evidence based information on the extent to which the intergovernmental checks and balances ...
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.
The impact of the national council of provinces on legislation
(2013)
The paper focuses on the role of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in the national legislative process. An enquiry into the relevance of the NCOP when processing bills during the Third Parliament has been critical ...
‘When is dismissal an appropriate sanction for misconduct? and who has the last say?’
(2009)
In this mini-thesis, I will present a historical development of the manner in which South African courts have tested the fairness of dismissals, for misconduct. South African Labour history has been marred by confusion and ...
Constitutionalising the common law : considering the constitutional dispensation which affords all workers protection via section 23 of the constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The purpose of this thesis is to broadly determine the influence of the Constitution on the South African labour environment and to do so from the perspective of the labour rights of workers who fall outside the ambit of ...
Application of prescribed minimum sentencing legislation on juvenile offenders in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The detention of juvenile offenders is not encouraged by both the Constitution and a number of international instruments. This right is entrenched in the South African Constitution (section 28(1)(g) ) which provides that ...
Equality and non discrimination in tertiary education for the visually impaired
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Democracy in action: Public participation and the progressive realisation of socio-economic rights
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
While the Constitutional Court has repeatedly enforced a duty to meaningfully engage with
communities where the provision of basic social services and goods is at stake, uncertainty
about the form, extent and quality of ...