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An evaluation of the self-regulation of promotional competitions in South Africa
(2016)
Promotional competitions are competitions in which prizes are awarded by lot or chance in order to promote goods or services. In order to protect participants and consumers against abuse, these competitions are usually ...
Strengthening locus standi in human rights litigation in Zimbabwe: an analysis of the provisions in the new Zimbabwean constitution
(2016)
Zimbabweans have been both victims of and witnesses to serious human rights violations over the years. Though there is wide agreement and speculation that the state and its agencies are the perpetrators of these atrocities, ...
The commission as a party before the court – reflections on the complementarity arrangement
(2016)
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has worked as the continent's watchdog, under the ACHPR, for almost 30 years. Much has changed since the time of its inception. More institutions, set to ensure the ...
Investigating the reasons behind the increase in medical negligence claims
(2016)
Medical negligence claims have increased significantly over the last number of years. The trend is still ongoing and concerns have been raised about the impact of this increase on the medical industry. Medical practitioners ...
Recent developments in sexual offences against children – a constitutional perspective
(2016)
This contribution deals with recent developments in sexual offences against children with reference to sections in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007. This Act is addressed ...
Understanding the limitations to the right to strike in essential and public services in the SADC region
(2016)
The nature of the limitations to the right to strike in essential and public services in the nine sub-regional countries of Southern Africa – South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia ...
The reinstatement and compensation conundrum in South African labour law
(2016)
The SBV Services (Pty) Ltd case brought a novel concept into the labour dispute resolution arena: arbitrators must inform employees who succeed in proving that they were dismissed for an unfair reason of the implications ...
The impact of minority status in the application of affirmative action: NAIDOO v MINISTER of SAFETY and SECURITY 2013 5 BLLR 490 (LC)
(2016)
Affirmative action measures within the workplace seek to ensure equal employment opportunities and create a workforce that is representative of South African society. Accordingly, employers need to ensure that the substantive ...
Step-parent adoption gone wrong: GT v CT [2015] 3 ALL SA 631 (GJ)
(2016)
Step-parent adoption happens where a child is adopted by the spouse or civil union partner of a biological parent. This is a drastic invasion into the life of a child because (except if provided for otherwise) an adoption ...
Compensation for what? An analysis of the outcome in Arun Property Development (PTY) LTD v Cape Town City
(2016)
In Arun Property Development (Pty) Ltd v Cape Town City the Constitutional Court awarded compensation for land that vested in the City of Cape Town in terms of a regulatory framework. The regulatory framework, sections 25 ...