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Developmental and environmental responsibilities of the "Rechtsstaat"
(1999)The most important difficulty facing a Rechtsstaat idea when it comes to the realization of "sustainable development", lies in the structural differences between the constitutional order based on the Rechtsstaat on the ... -
The devil is in the definition - definitions and their limited use in legal problem solving
(2011)The lawyer’s usual attempt to catch the meaning of a thing by entangling it in a net of words is based on a common misapprehension of the way words work. The great minds of the ages have since time immemorial reminded us ... -
Did i break it? recording indigenous (Customary) Law
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In this paper, I explore several issues emerging in the discourse about the recording of indigenous law by drawing on several examples of my research and work with indigenous law in Canada. This is an important inquiry ... -
Die aard van wetgewende diskresies by die Suid-Afrikaanse uitvoerende gesag
(2000)This article focuses on the nature of legislative discretions in the hands of the executive authority of the state. Relevant concepts are analysed, followed by an exposition of the position regarding delegation of ... -
Die adversatiewe stelsel van bewyslewering en die beste belang van die kind in egskeidingsaangeleenthede: enkele gedagtes oor “collaborative law” ter beslegting van ouerlike geskille
(2015)In this contribution it is argued that the adversarial system of litigation does not serve the best interests of children upon divorce. After a brief analysis of the system it is concluded that other less aggressive means ... -
Die akademie as professie
(2013)There is an obvious conceptual link between the words "professor" and "profession". May one however assume that being a professor entails belonging to a profession, an academic profession? One may have various motives for ... -
Die beperkings van regstellende gelykheid
(2004)This is a compact review and analysis of the state of equality law in South Africa . Specific reference is made to what has been called "remedial" or "restitutionary" equality. From the analysis it appears that current ... -
Die betekenis van die bepalings van die 1996 Grondwet: Die aanhef en hoofstuk 1
(1998)The Preamble and Chapter 1 This contribution is intended to be the first installment of a systematic interpretation of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996. Due to the foundational and repetitive reference ... -
Die dialektiek in die waardes van die 1996 Grondwet
(1998)In his paper The Dialectics in the Values of the 1996 Constitution Jan Swanepoel discusses various value statements in the 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa and focuses the attention on indications of a ... -
Die effek van 'n voorlopige sekwestrasiebevel – word my reg om 'n lid van die parlement te wees ingeperk?
(2015)The question asked in this article is inspired by the recent case of Mr Julius Malema. Why the matter is so important and has enjoyed so much attention, is the fact that it was widely suggested that a final order of ... -
Die geldigheidsvereistes van 'n trust opnuut ondersoek : Khabola v Ralithabo [2011] ZAFSHC 62
(2015)The trust is universally recognised and used. It is generally accepted that trust deeds meet the basic requirements. However, it is not always that simple and the courts are repeatedly forced to take deeds of trust under ... -
Die impak en grondwetlikheid van die reg om te staak met betrekking tot noodsaaklike dienste – 'n vergelykende studie
(2009)This article critically considers the application of and necessity for the right to strike, especially regarding employees that are employed in an essential service. The South African position is examined and compared to ... -
Die Mishandelde Vrou in die Strafreg: 'n Regsvergelykende ondersoek
(2009)This article seeks to critically examine recent criminal law developments in Australia, England and Wales that specifically address the situation in which battered women find themselves. This article specifically focuses ... -
Die moontlike regshervorming van die integrasiereël in die Suid-Afrikaanse kontraktereg deur middel van die leerstuk van rektifikasie
(2014)As far back as the early twentieth century the Appellate Division in Cassiem v Standard Bank of SA Ltd, held that: “We are bound by the English rules of evidence and the question has therefore to be decided according to ... -
Die nasionalisering van waterregte in Suid-Afrika: ontneming of onteiening?
(2003)South Africa's water law dispensation has changed dramatically with the promulgation of the National Water Act 36 of 1998. The previous distinction between public and private water has been abolished and the Minister of ... -
Die reg op regsverteenwoordiging tydens administratiewe verrigtinge
(2004)The question whether a person is entitled to legal representation is normally posed during disciplinary proceedings, but is also relevant to other types of administrative proceedings. No absolute right to legal representation ... -
Die reg van die homoseksuele ouer om beheer en toesig oor 'n kind te verkry in die lig van die bepalings van die Grondwet
(1999)The problematic nature of the right of a homosexual parent to vest custody over a child is biarticulated: the nature and extent of custody disputes as well as the issues of discrimination based on sexual orientation are ... -
Die Reg van die Kind op Kontak met Beide Ouers: Opmerkings na Aanleiding van Onlangse Ontwikkelinge in die Nederlandse Reg
(2011)This contribution discusses the amendment to section 1: 377a lid 1 BW of 1 March 2009, in Dutch law. According to this provision a child has the right to have contact with both parents as well as with those who have ... -
Die rol van en beperkings op die regbank om sosiale vrede in Suid-Afrika te bevorder
(2012)Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann of the North Gauteng High Court delivered the address published here as he delivered it in Afrikaans in the series of FW de Klerk lectures in Potchefstroom on 20 February 2012. He dealt with ... -
Die status en beskerming van meerderjariges met beperkte handelingsbevoegdheid
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The Status and Protection of Majors with Impaired Capacity to Act In this contribution the focus falls on the capacity to act of majors who, due to mental or physical disabilities, lack the ability to make sound decisions ...