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An analysis of the South African legislative framework for the reintegration of sentenced adult male offenders.
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
South Africa has one of the highest crime rates in the world. The state aims to reduce the
prevalence of crime mainly by sentencing offenders to imprisonment. In turn the goal of
imprisonment is to rehabilitate offenders ...
Directors personal liability for irregular, wasteful and fruitless expenditure in South African (SA) state owned companies (SOC)
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Directors of companies are the forerunners in overseeing and strategically managing a
company.1
The Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Companies Act) gives the board of directors
the legislative obligation for a company to ...
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right: A test of African notions of human rights and justice
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Right (the Court) is the most recent of the three regional Human Rights Bodies. Envisioned by the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Right, its structures was not planned until ...
Assessing the independence and credibility of the national prosecuting authority
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)
Members of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) are required to be dedicated to
the rule of law. Yet, recent and past decision-making has caused instability in the
functioning of the NPA. The decision to prosecute ...
Playing in the shadows: An analysis of childhood statelessness and the right to nationality in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
The Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) provides that „everyone has the right to nationality.‟1 Nationality2 refers to the legal relationship between a State and an individual.3 The consequences are that this legal ...
The centre cannot hold: The role of subnational governments in policing in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
South Africa continues to experience one of the highest crime rates in the world. Crime is unevenly distributed, and the police are not trusted by the majority of citizens. The power and responsibility for policing lies ...