Browsing Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence by Subject "Legislation"
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An assessment of the adequacy of the present legal regime for the conservation of wetlands and estuaries in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)Very little protection has been afforded to wetlands1 and estuaries within the South African legislative framework.2 These ecosystems are extremely important and valuable to mankind, the flora and fauna.3 The continued ... -
Assessment of the development of victims' rights within the legislative and policy framework in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)This study assesses the development ofvictims' rights in the legislative and policy framework in South Africa. It is argued that although victims' rights are recognised more has to be done to concretise these rights. -
Criminalisation of sex work as a human rights violation against women in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)There is considerable and often emotive debate around the topic of sex work. Sex work is either criminalised, decriminalised, or legalised depending on the country. In South Africa, sex work is criminalised in section ... -
Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa: A comparative analysis of South Africa and Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Since the early 1990s, the move towards decentralisation has been given prominence in African constitutions. Countries that embarked on ambitious decentralisation processes had to make the necessary constitutional reforms. ... -
Ending corporal punishment of children in the home: Rwanda as a case study
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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 ... -
The impact of the national council of provinces on legislation
(2013)The paper focuses on the role of the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in the national legislative process. An enquiry into the relevance of the NCOP when processing bills during the Third Parliament has been critical ... -
A legal analysis of provincial intervention in a municipality
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)With the introduction of the 1996 Constitutor local government was for the first time in South African history acknowledged as a fully-fledged 'sphere' of government and its role and responsibilities as an equal partner ... -
Reforming and retreating: British policies on transforming the administration of Islamic Law and its institutions in the Busa‘idi Sultanate 1890-1963
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)After the establishment of the British Protectorate in the Busa‘idi Sultanate in 1890, the British colonial administration embarked on a policy of transforming the administration of Islamic law and its institutions which ... -
A right to protected rivers: An analysis of the fulfilment of the State's Constitutional obligation to take reasonable legislative and other measures that promote the conservation and secure the sustainable use of rivers in South Africa.
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)This mini-thesis deals with the right to protected rivers whereby it analyses the fulfilment of the State's Constitutional obligation to take reasonable legislative and other measures that promote the conservation and ...