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The functions of selected human rights institutions and related role-players in the protection of human rights in Zimbabwe
(2016)Various violations of the human rights of ordinary people and human rights defenders have been reported in Zimbabwe since the late 1980s. It is widely acknowledged that such violations have been perpetrated mostly by the ... -
Fundamental consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008: A critical overview and analysis
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)South Africa was in need of a comprehensive framework of legislation, policies and government authorities to regulate consumer-supplier interaction. The Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, which was signed by the President ... -
A Future for the Doctrine of Substantive Legitimate Expectation? The Implications of Kwazulu-Natal Joint Liaison Committee v Mec for Education, Kwazulu Natal
(2015)In this paper I briefly discuss the development of the doctrine of legitimate expectation in South African law, which had left the way open for the Constitutional Court to develop a doctrine of substantive legitimate ... -
A future perspective on Constitutional stability
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Fuzzy law and the boundaries of secularism
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Gebeurlikhede en die bewyslas in die deliktuele skadevergoedingsreg
(2007)Contingencies can be described as uncertain circumstances of a positive or negative nature which, independent of the defendant’s conduct and if they should realise, would probably influence a person’s health, income, ... -
Gender inequality and land rights: The situation of indigenous women in Cameroon
(PER/PELJ, 2019)Land is an essential resource that serves as a means of subsistence for millions of people in the world and indigenous communities and women in particular. Most indigenous societies' survival is closely tied to land. In ... -
A General Legislative Analysis of "Torture" as a Human Rights Violation in Zimbabwe
(2017)Several challenges involving torture-related human rights violations have been reported in Zimbabwe from the late 1970s to date. Notably, these torture-related human rights violations were problematic during the liberation ... -
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Malaria in Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Uganda : What Legal Response?
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Advanced applied research on genetically modified (hereafter GM) insects is being undertaken to control insect vectors of human diseases such as mosquitoes. GM insect technologies are being developed in countries where ... -
Gesinspolitiek en die ouer-kind verhouding
(1998)The family-unit did, in one form or another occur since the beginning of man’s existence. The aim of the unit was to sire children and to provide for them until they reached maturity. To realise this provisional aim, a ... -
Gesondheidsorg vir kinders: voldoen Suid-Afrikaanse wetgewing aan die land se verpligtinge ingevolge die konvensie oor die regte van die kind en die grondwet?
(2012)Included in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 (UN Children's Convention) is the right of children to the highest attainable standard of health. In terms of article 4 of the UN Children's Convention, in ... -
Globalisation, the development of constitutionalism and the individual employee
(2007)To establish which legal system will govern the relationship between parties involved in an international employment contract, the rules of private international law (or conflict of laws) must be applied. Each country has ... -
Gongqose v Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries–a tale of customary rituals and practices in Marine Protected Areas
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The correct application of customary law post constitutionalism continues to be the subject of much judicial and academic deliberation. This is especially true where the existence and/or scope of customary rights and ... -
Good governance
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Good governance in public procurement : a South African case study
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Good Governance in Public Procurement: A South African Case Study
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2008)In this article good governance in public procurement, with particular reference to accountability is discussed. The principle of providing adequate remedies in public procurement is put under the spotlight. This is done ... -
Good governance in the hands of the judiciary: lessons from the European example
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)This note is based on the author’s guest presentation delivered at the Konrad- Adenauer Foundation/North-West University (Faculty of Law) Colloquium on 21 August 2009. Justice von Danwitz was invited to set the scene for ... -
The good, the bad and the ugly: using good and cooperative governance to improve environmental governance of South African world heritage sites: a case study of the Vredefort dome
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Green Paper on Land Reform: Overview and Challenges
(2014)Originating as a submission made to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform by the Centre for Constitutional Rights in 2011, this paper provides an overview of some of the main aspects and key features that ...