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Identifying sexual harassment in the workplace? Do not forget to remember the Code of Good Practice
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Implementation of Chapter 21 of the UN Agenda 21: a case study of municipal solid waste management in the Bamenda urban council area of Cameroon
(University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2010)In recent times, the world has witnessed inreasing environmental degrading resulting from increased atmospheric concentration of green house gases. This has led to increased global warming and climate change. The waste ... -
In search of alternatives or enhancements to collective bargaining in South Africa: are workplace forums a viable option?
(2015)Collective bargaining (coupled with the right to strike) has become a primary means to force employers through negotiation to achieve the improvement of standards and conditions of employment. The South African labour ... -
In the name of comparative constitutional jurisprudence: the consideration of German precedents by South African constitutional court judges
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Included or excluded: an analysis of the application of the free, prior and informed consent principle in land grabbing cases in Cameroon
(2016)Even though the principle of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is soft law, the need to respect, protect and fulfil the rights to be informed and to be involved in development projects is strongly backed in international ... -
The inclusivity of communal land tenure: a redefinition of ownership in Canada and South Africa?
(Juta & Company Ltd., 2008)The nature of land tenure rights is defined in many different ways in different jurisdictions. One of the basic differences lies in the extent of exclusivity or inclusivity of land tenure, or what is called a "discourse ... -
Indian succession laws with apecial reference to the position of females: a model for South Africa
(IFCOL, 2008)South Africa's dual system of succession laws (the common law of succession and the customary law of succession) recently came under scrutiny in Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha (Commission for Gender Equality as Amicus ... -
Informality, employment contracts, and social insurance coverage: rights-based perspectives in a developing world context
(Kluwer Law International, 2011)This contribution critically reflects on rights-based perspectives in relation to the extension of social security, in particular social insurance coverage to those who work informally, with a focus on the developing world. ... -
Insolvency Law- Update
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Institutionalisation of African traditional medicine in South Africa: healing powers of the law?
(Unisa (College of Law), 2011)In line with global trends in law and domestic realities the South African government has been one of the few “new” nations to make significant progress in including traditional health practice in the mainstream healthcare ... -
Integrating fragmented pollution regulation regimes in Europe: an appraisal of the integrated pollution prevention and control directive (Part 2)
(LexisNexis, 2008)Die Suid-Afrikaanse omgewingsbeheerregime is gefragmenteer. Hierdie fragmentasie manifesteer vera! by die plaaslike besoedelingsregulasieregime. Die huidige regime bestaan uit verskeie owerhede, prosesse, meganismes en ... -
International labour and social security standards: a developing country critique
(Kluwer Law International, 2013)Emphasizing the need for international standards to appreciate the realities of developing countries, the contribution highlights some of the problems experienced in this context: weak ratification of international labour ... -
The interpretation and application of article 13(b) of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
(Juta, 2011)This article examines how courts in the UK, the USA and South Africa apply and interpret article 13(b) of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Courts in the UK have always adopted a ... -
The interpretation of section 231 of the South African Constitution: a lost ball in the high weeds!
(IFCOL, 2008)A critical discussion of Quagliani v President of the Republic of South Africa case 959/04 (TPD) (unreported); Van Rooyen / Brown v President of the Republic of South Africa case 28214/06 (TPD) (unreported) decided on 6 ... -
Introduction to virtual property: lex virtualis ipsa loquitur
(2015)This article serves as an introduction to the concept of virtual property and also to very briefly note the relevance of virtual property in modern society. A universally accepted definition of virtual property is hard to ... -
Is water flowing in a public river or stream 'a thing capable of being stolen'?
(Juta Law, 2012)The environmental problem is without doubt one of the most critical problems facing our generation today (Judge CG Weeramantry in the foreword to D Grindlinton and P Taylor Property Rights and Sustainability: The Evolution ... -
Islamic finance: a corollary of legal pluralism or legal diversity in South Africa and the Netherlands?
(Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, 2015)In this contribution we discuss the position of Islamic finance in South Africa and the Netherlands in the light of legal pluralism and legal diversity in each legal system. Islamic finance is based on Islamic law, which ... -
Judges, politics and the separation of powers.
(LexisNexis Butterworths Publishers (Pty) Ltd, 2008)