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Outsourcing basic municipal services: policy, legislation and contracts
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Municipalities in South Africa are increasingly outsourcing municipal services, including basic municipal services such as water and sanitation services and refuse collection and disposal. The Constitution places onerous ...
The protection of traditional knowledge: challenges and possibilities arising from the protection of biodiversity in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Traditional Knowledge (TK) is the long standing wisdom, teachings and practices of indigenous communities which have been passed on orally, in the majority of cases, from generation to generation. TK is expressed in the ...
Civil recovery of corruptly-acquired assets: a legal roadmap for Nigeria
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
The aim of this research paper is to examine the legal framework for the recovery of corruptly-acquired assets, with particular emphasis on the Nigerian situation. Its primary focus is a detailed examination of the legal ...
Regional trade agreements and its impact on the multilateral trading system: eroding the preferences of developing countries?
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact that the proliferation of regional trade agreements have had on the Multilateral Trading System and whether by allowing regional trade agreements under the World Trade ...
Lex Mercatoria: scope and application of the law merchant in arbitration
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
Arbitration is the preferred method of dispute resolution in international trade. Naturally, a set of rules is necessary to govern the conflict’s resolution. For cultural, political, economical or other reasons the parties’ ...
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 ...
International trade rules: a case of imperialism at work?
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This study explored whether there is an inherent inequitable nature of the liberalization process with respect to the World Trade Organization Agreements, namely TRIMs (Trade-related Investment Measures), TRIPS (Agreement ...
Intellectual property, entrepreneurship and the music industry: a new ray of hope for enhancing African international trade capacity? A South African case study
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This thesis aimed to examine the prevailing international intellectual property regime as embodied especially in the TRIPS Agreement, for purposes of outlining some of the criticisms levelled against it especially by the ...
The place of women in the political sphere: a comparative study of Cameroon and South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2004)
This thesis compared the status of women's political participation in Cameroon and South Africa through an assessment conducted against the backdrop key of international, regional and national human rights standards. The ...