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A critical analysis of bilateral (dual) marriages in Zambia
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
In the Zambian context, marriage is one concept that has more than one definition This is because marriage can be legally contracted under two laws namely African customary law and statutory law. The former is potentially ...
Peacebuilding and justice in conflict: the imperative for transformative justice in the post-war reconstruction of Chad
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The fault lines in the implementation of transitional justice mechanisms have posed enormous challenges to peacebuilding, reconciliation, and reconstruction in many postconflict societies, particularly in the Global South. ...
A critical analysis of political corruption within the executive and the role of the constitution
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
The achievement of constitutionalism in South Africa is often applauded for its pivotal liberation that it laid upon individuals through bureaucracy, human rights, institutionalism, and moral science. However, there should ...
A surrogate mother’s post-birth contact with the family formed through surrogacy: a missed opportunity for South Africa or opening pandora’s box?
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This dissertation assesses the suitability of South Africa’s current framework on post-birth contact in surrogacy law and explores whether it adequately protects the interests of all parties to the surrogacy agreement. ...
Invisible children: the rights of domestic child workers in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)
This research paper focuses on the violation of the rights of children aged 16–17 who are school dropouts and employed as domestic workers in South Africa. This is a violation of their rights and occurs in their employment ...
The appointment of a SARS official as facilitator in alternative dispute resolution proceedings: is it a violation of a taxpayer’s right under section 34 of the Constitution?
(2024)
In each year of assessment, qualifying taxpayers are, by virtue of the relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 read with the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (‘TAA’), required to submit an income tax return ...
Evaluating South Africa’s accession to the World Trade Organisation Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA).
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)
South Africa’s participation in international agreements is governed by s231 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.1 This section states that the negotiation and signing of all international agreements ...
The role of international law in juvenile justice Reform in south africa
(UWC, 2001)
This t hesis w ill seek to trace and to analyse the impact of international chi ldren's rights law upon the process of juvenile justice reform in South Africa during the past decade. As documented more fully in Chapter 2 ...
A critical analysis of some of the complexities of implementing transitional justice in Sudan after the genocide in Darfur
(2023)
In recent decades, the lives of millions of civilians have been devastated in the Darfur region in western Sudan, by the attacks of the militia Janjaweed, with the support of the government army under the supervision of ...
Variations in the adoption of children: African versus Western Jurisprudence
(2024)
During the colonial era, South Africa's indigenous normative order was subjugated by European laws, which led to a distortion of indigenous laws and the perception that Western jurisprudence was the supreme law. However, ...