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Reforming patent law in South Africa: Social justice, human rights and big pharma
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Intellectual property (IP) can be defined as an idea or material that is legally protected from the unauthorised use thereof by other persons, and a person who has invented a particular pharmaceutical drug or medical product ...
Remote working and labour legislation in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
The coronavirus pandemic has caused working arrangements to evolve to remote work across the globe, which has become an area of concern for labour legislation, particularly in South Africa. The Labour Relations Act 66 of ...
Making the rights of poor people practical in Malawi through a rights based approach to development
(University of the Western Cape, 2001)
This thesis tackles the issue of human rights and poverty in the context of Malawi. Our main concern is to find ways of how to make human rights practical for poor people in Malawi through a human rights-based approach to ...
A critical evaluation of some of the legal implications of the "war on Terror'' in international humanitarian law.
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
It would have been ideal to begin a mini-thesis of this nature with a definition of the term
terrorism. This approach will however not be taken for three reasons. Firstly, there are
disagreements inherent in the definition ...
The limitation of fundamental rights
(University of the Western Cape, 1999)
South Africa's new Constitution has been hailed as one of the most democratic
and sophisticated in history, surpassing even the Constitutions of many first
world countries. Of paramount importance in the Constitution is ...
The protection of children from exploitative labour within SADC :Human rights challenges of the regional integration initiative
(University of the Western Cape, 2002)
Childhood is a time for play, for growth, and for discovery. Sadly, for many of the world's
children, the reality is different. They are denied their childhood and with it, their
opportunity to develop. They are denied ...
Defining the limits of parliament's powers to intervene in the Exclusive provincial schedule 5 competences in terms of section 44(21of the constitution of south africa act, act no.108 of 1996, With reference to the liquor bill case
(UWC, 2000)
Constitutional law prescribes how power is exercised by the different branches of
government and organs of state. ln a federal state or a unitary state in which there is
a devolution of power to the regions, the allocation ...
Exorcising the antiquity spirit of intolerance : possibilities and dilemmas of decriminalizing sodomy laws in Uganda
(UWC, 2007)
This dissertation proposes various methods to decriminalize same-sex sexual intercourse as an offense in Uganda. Chapter One introduces the problem of the sodomy laws and how it has recently taken center stage in the ...
The principle of universal jurisdiction as a tool of international criminal justice: challenges for Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2003)
The subject of universal jurisdiction is of great relevance to all who work for human rights. I regard the search for ways to end impunity in the cause of gross violations of human rights as an essential part of the work ...
The right of access to information: The Constitutionality of the promotion of access to information bill
(2000)
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ("the Constitution") as well as its precursor ("the interim Constitution") 2entrench the right of access to information. ln the Constitution the right of access to information ...