Browsing by Subject "Constitutional democracy"
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Aligning the constitutional rights of citizens with cybersecurity measures in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)The growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and the internet (referred to as cyberspace) have enabled the world to be more connected than ever before. Moreover, the increased number of people accessing ... -
Judicial oversight and the constitution: is the South African judiciary overstepping its jurisdiction?
(North-West University (South Africa) Mafikeng Campus, 2016)The South African government derives its legal existence from the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. This Constitution was adopted to end legislative supremacy, state impunity and racial inequality. The ... -
Promoting constitutional democracy : regulating political parties in the Central African Republic and Senegal
(PER/PELJ, 2020)Constitutions and other legal frameworks are expected to ensure the protection of the fundamental and collective rights of citizens. In this respect, the regulation of political parties is a global phenomenon, which ... -
Die roeping van Suid-Afrikaanse owerhede binne 'n grondwetlike demokrasie in die lig van artikel 36 van die Nederlandse Geloofsbelydenis
(North-West University, 2010)Reformed Christians utilise article 36 of the Belgic Confession (BC) to state the Godly calling of civil authorities. This confession may however be in conflict with the South African constitution. According to article 36 ... -
Vox populi? Vox humbug! - Rising tension between the South African executive and judiciary considered in historical context - part one
(2012)This article takes as its starting point a controversy which has arisen around a proposed assessment by the South African government of the decisions of the Constitutional Court, giving rise to concerns that this will ... -
Vox populi? Vox humbug! - Rising tension between the South African executive and judiciary considered in historical context - part two
(2012)Part One of this article traced rising tensions between the South African executive and the judiciary on the question of the separation of powers. This situation was then contrasted and compared with a clash which took ...