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Analysing the transfer of ownership in the case of suspensive instalment agreements – a causal or abstract system and the implications thereof
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)South Africa follows an abstract system of transfer of ownership, as opposed to a causal system of transfer. Under an abstract system of transfer, the cause of the transfer, the iusta causa, is separated from and abstracted ... -
Assessing the effectiveness of the public procurement Act of 2007 in combatting corruption in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The Public Procurement Act of 2007 (the PPA) was enacted to provide a sound legal and institutional framework for public procurement in Nigeria and prevent and curb corruption in the procurement process. However, although ... -
Die swart vrou se reg om te erf
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)Hierdie studie het ten doel die ondersoek na die Swart vrou se reg om te erf, met besondere verwysing na die bestaanbaarheid van die manlike eersgeboorteregsreel in 'n grondwetlike konteks. Die metodologie is die van 'n ... -
Die inheemse kontraktereg van die bakwena ba mogopa van herbron in die odi I distrik van bophuthatswana
(University of the Western Cape, 1991)This study was undertaken to establish whether the phenomenon known contract appears in indigenous law and if it is possible to refer to indigenous contract law in general . Because indigenous law differs not between ... -
Women’s right to access family planning, information and services during humanitarian emergencies: a case of cyclone idai in Chipinge and Chimanimani districts of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Women’s access to family planning information and services during humanitarian emergencies is a key component in the advancement of gender equality, women’s empowerment and social development. The exercise of women’s ... -
Feeding inequality: access to equal education, feeder zones and former ‘model c’ schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)South Africa’s basic education system remains deeply unequal, fuelled in part by the inequitable access of black and poor children to good public schools that are overwhelmingly concentrated in more affluent ‘whiter areas’. ... -
An analysis of the legal framework on gender discrimination and women’s rights to property in Nigeria: a case study of the Igala people
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Although Nigeria is a signatory to several international, regional, and homegrown legal instruments seeking to promote the rights of women, like; the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against ... -
Women’s right to access family planning, information and services during humanitarian emergencies: a case of cyclone idai in chipinge and chimanimani districts of Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Women’s access to family planning information and services during humanitarian emergencies is a key component in the advancement of gender equality, women’s empowerment and social development. The exercise of women’s ... -
Implementing the spatial planning and land use management act of 2013: an examination of the intersection of the role of traditional leaders and municipalities in spatial planning and land use management.
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)This study examines the intersection of the role of traditional leaders and municipalities in spatial planning and land use management. More specifically, the study interrogates the factors which led to tension and conflict ... -
Rethinking the institutional structure of financial regulation in an era of fintech: the Nigerian case
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The study explores why and how to adapt the institutional structure of financial regulation to address the risks, changes, and regulatory challenges of financial technology (Fintech). Drawing on authoritative literature ... -
The effectiveness of the South African critical skills visa in comparative perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)There are notable skill shortages in South Africa. This thesis explores the reasons behind the skills shortages, including the impact of apartheid on education, brain drain, brain waste, and lack of apprenticeships. ... -
The role of international law in juvenile justice Reform in south africa
(UWC, 2001)This t hesis w ill seek to trace and to analyse the impact of international chi ldren's rights law upon the process of juvenile justice reform in South Africa during the past decade. As documented more fully in Chapter 2 ... -
Legal responses to the right to nationality and prevention of statelessness among children in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The challenge of statelessness among children is a persistent problem that requires a wide range of measures. Already constituting a societal group in a vulnerable situation, children born into situations of statelessness ... -
Evaluating the effectiveness of the audit committee: A case for protection of the independence of the audit committee under the South African corporate structure
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The recent wave of corporate governance failures in South Africa has exposed, among others, weaknesses in the realm of the audit committee as an oversight body within the corporate structure, both in private and public ... -
Access to reproductive health and rights for indigenous women in Zimbabwe: A case of the San community in Tsholotsho and Plumtree
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Access to healthcare, including reproductive health, is an essential human right that necessitates the attainment of human development, non-discrimination between genders, and promotes women’s rights. Reproductive health ... -
Women's access to land in Uganda
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The thesis analysed the Ugandan policy and legal framework on women’s land rights vis-à-vis the regional and international legal and policy framework, to identify the gaps, progress and the way forward. Four objectives ... -
Ubuntu and the South African Law of Contract with particular reference to the common law Contract of Employment
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The concept of ubuntu has exercised the minds of many philosophers and jurists in recent times. This arises from the fact that the concept has many facets to it – etymological, linguistic, ethical and juridical – all of ... -
Safeguarding the right to freedom from arbitrary detention in Cameroon
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Arbitrary detention is a human rights violation. Its complete eradication is a major concern to the international community. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is the main treaty that protects ... -
The situs of the registered trade mark right in South African law considered in the light of parallel importation
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)National trade mark registers exist in most jurisdictions around the world despite the demands of international trade in the global economy', the global economy being reputed to abhor all barriers to trade such as those ... -
The effect of a constitution and bill of rights on abortion in South Africa: A comparative study
(University of the Western Cape, 1995)This dissertation explores the effect that, the new democratic order could have on the abortion laws of South Africa. In particular, it investigates how the Transitional Constitution with its Bill of Rights may impact, on ...
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