Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "International law"
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"Brexit": a constitutional, diplomatic and democratic crisis. A view from the trenches
(2016)A discussion of the recent referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) on membership of the European Union (EU) and, in particular, to consider the immediate aftermath and longer-term implications of the decision to leave. -
Can decentralisation contribute to promoting rule-of-law structures? The democratic republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as examples
(2012)Decentralisation can enable a country's population to exercise political influence at regional and local level. This presupposes a willingness to assume responsibility. It also presupposes that those in power are willing ... -
Canefe, N. 2022. Critical Perspectives on Crimes against Humanity : The Limits of Universal Jurisdiction in the Global South (University of Wales Press 2020) [Book review]
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In the current anti-accountability sentiment that has plagued most of Africa, triggered by the nasty politics of selectivity that is primarily motivated by considerations of realpolitik or the interests of specific states, ... -
A Case for Transnational Law in Contemporary Times
(PER/PELJ, 2020)When Jessup first wrote about transnational law about 60 years ago, scholarship on globalisation had not started yet. It seems though that transnational law, as we understand it, is as closely related to and has been ... -
Der Einfluss und die Stellung des Völkerrechts in den Verfassungssystemen einiger ost- und Mitteleuropäerfassungssystemen Einiger Ost- und Mitteleuropäischer Transformationsstaaten
(2008)Some twenty years ago, the importance of international law, particularly for practical purposes, could be described as marginal in national legal orders in the socialist Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries. The ... -
The role of international sustainable development law principles in enabling effective renewable energy policy - a South African perspective
(2012)It is universally accepted that renewable energy is an important contributing factor towards the promotion of sustainable development. The implementation of renewable energy needs to be regulated in an effective manner ... -
The Sanctions Debate in the Work of the United Nations Since the 2000 Working Paper
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In recent years the lawfulness of certain types of sanctions and the question about the usefulness of sanctions in general have become topical and widely discussed issues. Of special significance is the expanding use by ...