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'The requirements for, and appropriateness of, stopping the equitable share of municipalities in terms of section 216'
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The aim of this research paper has been to answer the question whether the actions of the National Treasury in invoking section 216(2) of the Constitution in respect of the 59 municipalities for debt owed in arrears to the ... -
Requirements of industrial action in South Africa and Germany: a comparison
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This paper investigated how the law of industrial action is shaped in South Africa and in Germany, which specific problems occur in South Africa and Germany, and how the different legal systems solve these problems. It ... -
Restraints of trade in sport: an international and South African persepctive
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The ongoing commercialism of sport has generated new legal problems. One of eminent importance id the treatment of restraints of trade in the sport sector. The application of the restraints of trade rule to the sport sector ... -
Rethinking bilateral investment treaties in Nigeria: The morocco-Nigeria bilateral investment treaty in view
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This study focuses on Re-thinking Bilateral Investment Treaties in Nigeria: The Morocco-Nigeria BIT in view. Two countries, Morocco and Nigeria, signing BITs commit themselves to several specific standards on the treatment ... -
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 ... -
A review of provincial land-use planning in the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)Planning administration in the Western Cape is at a critical juncture. It is faced with having to address planning issues and housing needs whilst at the same time demonstrating through its practices the promotion of ... -
A review of the legal measures to protect indigenous culture in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Globalisation has enabled the different countries of the world to be connected to each other irrespective of geographical constraints or time zones. Such connectivity has resulted in more than just an economic exchange, ... -
A review of the protection of fixed-term contract employees within South African labour law: A comparative discussion
(University of Western Cape, 2021)This research aims to explore the available legislative protection afforded to atypical employment, with specific reference to fixed-term workers. Atypical, employed workers, such as fixed-term workers, are often exploited ... -
A revised role of good faith in the law of contract and employment contracts
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)Good faith is an open ended concept which refers to fair and honest dealings. The function of this concept is to give expression to the community’s sense of what is fair, just and reasonable. The concept of good faith has ... -
Revisiting Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) in the 21st Century : a Kenyan and South African experience
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)BITs signed prior to the 21st century are problematic. Some countries with BITs signed during this period have since reviewed those BITs and taken action to address the disadvantages the BITs held for the host nation or ... -
Revisiting the definition of a firearm in South Africa: a need for reform?
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)South Africa‟s definition of a firearm is quite broad, yet it excludes various devices that have the same lethal effects as a firearm. This is informed by the various principles that have been developed by the courts in ... -
Revisiting the role of sub-regional courts in the protection of human rights in Africa
(2009)When the Rome Statute was being drafted, referral of a situation by a state party was thought to have the least potential for making the International Criminal Court (hereinafter referred to as the ICC) operational. It was ... -
Revisiting Zimbabwe's First Generation BITs: A Case for Balancing Rights and Obligations
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)Foreign investments have many benefits; most of which are dependent on the kind of investment. For host countries, the expected benefits which would arise from their perspectives include, but are not limited to; technology, ... -
Revolutionising cross-border remittances; A legal framework for mobile money interoperability in Southern Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Regiоnаl trаde, investment аnd crоss-bоrder remittаnces аre аll criticаl cоmpоnents оf ecоnоmic аnd sоciаl develоpment in the Sоuthern Аfricаn Develоpment Cоmmunity (SАDC) regiоn.1 Crоss bоrder remittаnces аre а mаin аnd ... -
The right of access to information for visually disabled and hearing impaired persons in South Africa
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The right of access to information: The Constitutionality of the promotion of access to information bill
(2000)The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ("the Constitution") as well as its precursor ("the interim Constitution") 2entrench the right of access to information. ln the Constitution the right of access to information ... -
The right of appeal: Exercising the right of appeal from the lower courts
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis dealt with the constitutionality of the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act, 2003 (Act 42 of 2003), pertaining to the leave requirement and petition procedures in respect of appeals against ... -
The right of sexual minorities under the African human rights system
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)The protection of the rights of sexual minorities in Africa is a controversial issue. It is not unusual to find newspaper reports on gross violations suffered by this minority group. Gays and lesbians are victims of violence, ... -
The right to alternative care of children with disabilities in Ethiopia and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)The importance of a nurturing environment on early child development and the central role that a family environment plays to this end are widely recognised. However, most children with disabilities lack family life and ...