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Cryptocurrency intermediation in Africa: towards a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency intermediaries
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
There is a lot of speculation regarding potential benefits that the adoption of cryptocurrency use and cryptocurrency intermediation may have for the African continent due to the macro-economic instability of African ...
An analysis of the legal challenges experienced by offenders with hearing and/or speech impairment in the South Africa criminal justice system
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
This study identifies and analyses legal impediments faced by certain offenders who have
impaired speech and hearing in the criminal justice system. It focuses on some of the
challenges which arise during the pre-trial ...
Evaluating the legal framework of the hybrid court for South Sudan
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Republic of South Sudan became independent from the Republic of Sudan on 9 July 2011.
South Sudan has an area of 644, 329 km2 and a total estimated population of around 12, 6
million.1The original state of Sudan was ...
The state’s obligation to realise the socioeconomic rights of vulnerable groups: A case study of children on the Cape Flats
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The Cape Flats is known for poverty, gangsterism, over population and a general lack of basic necessities. What is often overlooked is where this negative perception emanates from. Generational poverty is an existent issue ...
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 ...
Corporate criminal liability in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Criminal law defines certain standards of human behaviour as crimes, which is inherently linked to culpability and requires proof of an accused's mental state and is enforced through a system of state punishment. As a ...
Consumer protection in the Kenyan financial sector: A case for a Twin Peaks model of financial regulation
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The dynamic character of the financial services industry necessitates frequent appraisal of the
regulation of the sector. The main objectives for regulation of the financial sector include
financial stability, promotion ...
An assessment of assets declaration by public officers as an anti-corruption measure in Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Although corruption is a global problem, its nature, extent and consequences in Nigeria are alarming. Nigeria has a plethora of laws, policies and institutions that have been put in place by the government to keep corruption ...
A critical assessment of the Ethiopian civil forfeiture law
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Economic crimes pose a serious problem to the international community as a whole. Crimes,
such as corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, cybercrime and drug trafficking
constitute obstacles to the development ...
Developing a sound legal and regulatory framework for special economic zones in Malawi
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Export Processing Zones (“EPZs”) were introduced in Malawi in 1995. EPZs are one of several types of Special Economic Zones (“SEZs”). The legal and regulatory framework for the Malawi EPZs was established by the Export ...