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The role of good environmental governance in the sustainable development of South Africa
(2010)
This article seeks to analyse good governance decision-making in the
environmental context through an understanding and interpretation of the
relationship between good environmental governance (evidenced inter alia ...
Legal perspectives on the role of culture in sustainable development
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
This article introduces some legal perspectives on the role of culture in
sustainable development. The authors agree that sustainable development has
been designed as an environmental concept but that room exists for the ...
The bald and golden eagle protection act, species-based legal protection and the danger of misidentification
(2015)
The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940 bestows legal protection on two North American eagle species in the United States of America. The Act was originally aimed at the legal protection of only one species: the ...
The Dutch crisis and Recovery Act: Economic recovery and legal crisis?
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
In the Netherlands, the 2010 Crisis and Recovery Act aims at speeding up decisionmaking
on a wide variety of activities, hoping that after the financial and economic
crisis has passed, development projects can immediately ...
The regulation of acid mine drainage in South Africa: law and governance perspectives
(2014)
Acid mine drainage (AMD) is arguably one of the most serious environmental concerns in South Africa. AMD is a legacy left behind by abandoned, derelict and defunct mines, and is a continuing by-product of existing mining ...
The conservation status of eagles in South African law
(2013)
This contribution is an introductory survey and preliminary evaluation of the conservation status of eagles in South African law. The methodology is primarily an interdisciplinary literature study of legal texts and texts ...
Public participation and water use rights
(2015)
The conservation and protection of water resources is paramount in the safeguarding of environmental rights and the attainment of sustainable development in South Africa. Although the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (the ...
The effectiveness of plea and sentence agreements in environmental enforcement in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2019)
A recent development in South African environmental law is the use of plea and sentencing agreements. The main objective of environmental law is to promote the sustainable use of natural resources while preventing pollution ...