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Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing : a paradigm shift from a regulatory issue to a transnational organised crime
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
The importance of the fisheries sector to world sustenance is extensive, ranging from being a source of employment and protein for subsistence farmers, particularly in developing countries, to providing social and economic ...
“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 ...
Scrutinising the modes of responsibility under the Rome statute : settling the dust
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Under international criminal law (ICL), there are factual and legal intricacies. Of these intricacies, the issues concerning the modes of responsibility, which are enshrined under Article 25(3) of the ICC Statute, have ...
Letters of credit - the fraud exception: a time for conformity
(2013)
The classic justification for Letters of Credit is that it provides an effective assurance of payment from a financially responsible third party. Cross-border transactions magnify the concern of non-payment from a buyer ...
Progress and challenges of implementing the Rome statute of the international criminal court in Uganda
(2012)
The coming into force of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (hereafter “Rome Statute”) in July 20022 was a thriving success for the international community insofar as that it contributed greatly to ...
Politically exposed persons and economic criminality : the case of Tanzania
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
It is estimated that each year between $20 billion and $40 billion are lost from the economies of developing countries as a result of political corruption. In Africa, corrupt practices, mostly by government officials, have ...
Corporate Governance in the Southern African Development Community
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)
It has been submitted that an increasingly integrated and globalised economy demands appropriate and effective governance policies with a view to sustainability and well-governed wealth creation. There is a growing consensus ...
The balancing of competing rights : the right to disclosure at the International Criminal Court
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
It is trite law that an accused person has the right to have adequate time and facilities to prepare his defence. This is one of the fundamental ingredients for a fair trial well-established in both domestic and international ...
Gender persecution as a ground for asylum in South Africa and Canada: Reconceptualising a theoretical framework for assessing refugee claims by women
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, women account for 48% of the refugees globally. "Persecution" is the central tenet in the refugee definition, but the ensuing jurisprudence was initially ...