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The exceptions to patent rights under the WTO-TRIPS agreement : where is the right to health guaranteed?
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)Health as the world affirmed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights more than fifty years ago, is a fundamental human right and an indispensable component of development under any economic policy model.2 Poverty in ... -
Exorcising the antiquity spirit of intolerance : possibilities and dilemmas of decriminalizing sodomy laws in Uganda
(UWC, 2007)This dissertation proposes various methods to decriminalize same-sex sexual intercourse as an offense in Uganda. Chapter One introduces the problem of the sodomy laws and how it has recently taken center stage in the ... -
Exploring a sustainable anti-corruption regime for Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Corruption is among the world's devastating social, economic and political problems. It is enormous to the extent that ''not one single country, anywhere in the world, is corruptionfree''. Its effects on the quality of ... -
Exploring the adoption and implementation of national anti-dumping measures in Uganda in the light of regional and international trade obligations
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)A tariff on imports (or customs duty) is a government imposed financial charge or tax on imported goods. It can be levied as a percentage of the import's value or as a specified tax per unit cost. Countries have debated ... -
Exploring the concept of conciliation (ṣulḥ) as a method of alternative dispute resolution in Islamic law
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)This research will chart and navigate the early stages in the development, conceptualisation, and formulation of Islāmic law and the concept of ṣulḥ as a mechanism of legal redress in Islāmic law (Sharī’a). The research ... -
Exploring the differences and similarities in sexual violence as forms of genocide and crimes against humanity
(2009)Even though sexual violence has always been a part and parcel of conflicts and atrocities throughout the ages, it never found any interpretation by subsequent tribunals who were responsible for prosecuting offenders.The ... -
Exploring the possibilities of relaxing the privity principle of contract to accommodate the interests of third parties in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This thesis investigates the possibility of relaxing the privity principle of contract to accommodate the interests of third parties in South Africa. It explores concepts relating to the doctrine of privity as well as the ... -
The extension of social protection to informal farm workers in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)Social protection is regarded as a means to alleviate poverty. It provides workers with protection against socio-economic risks. However, not all workers have access to social protection. An example is informal farm workers. ... -
Extension of social protection to self-employed workers: Re-considering the need and the possibilities in light of the Covid19 pandemic
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)The research examines the implementation of social protection for self-employed workers within the context of South Africa. The paper argues that unlike formal employees, self -employed workers are excluded from accessing ... -
Extension of social security to the informal hospitality industry workers in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The hospitality industry is one of the largest economic sectors in the world.1 As a result, it is one of the top employment contributors, with its Travel and Tourism sector accounting for an estimated 10.3% of global GDP, ... -
The extent of the regulation of atypical employment relationships in Ethiopian law, with comparative reference to South African labour law
(2009)Universally, workers’ protection is centred on the standard employment relationship (full-time,indeterminate employment) based on the distinction between ‘employee’ and ‘independent contractor’; nonetheless globalization ... -
The extent to which the South African law governing racial discrimination protects employees: A comparison between South Africa and Canada
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)During apartheid the lives of black South Africans were dominated by unfair discrimination on the ground of race. The creation of a new deracialised South Africa began with the dismantling of the legislation that existed ... -
The external supervision of the municipal procurement
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Facilitating intra-regional trade through the movement of people in the Southern African development community (SADC).
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Regional integration has been part of Africa’s overarching strategy for economic transformation. To further enhance sustainable development and economic growth, in the African continent intra-regional trade is equally ... -
Factoring as tool of financial inclusion in Kenya
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)A popular difficulty that all SMEs have had to face is limited access to finance. The fact that banks are not prepared to finance small businesses, has exacerbated the existing 'financing gap' in the small and medium-sized ... -
False advertising and consumer protection in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Deceptive advertising, which is also known as false advertising, refers to a manufacturer making use of confusing, misleading, or blatantly untrue statements to promote a particular product or service. The phrase ‘false, ... -
FDI in Angola constraints encountered by investors in the Angolan territory
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)This thesis focuses on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Angola and on constraints encountered by investors. It discusses the new Investment Law, resulting from a comprehensive law reform in 2003, as well as investment ... -
The feasibility of retaliation as a trade remedy under the WTO Dispute Settlement Understanding
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)The main aim of the research was to determine the viability of retaliation as a trade remedy under the Dispute Settlement Understanding. It was to establish whether retaliation as a remedy is beneficial to the entire WTO ...