Browsing Law by Author "10063994 - Du Plessis, Wilhelmina (Supervisor)"
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Addressing the conflict between property development and the environment when such conflict occurs within the urban edge: legal considerations
Govindjee, U. (North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The main aim of this study was to analyse how South Africa should address the conflict between property development and the environment when the conflict occurs within the urban edge, taking into consideration existing ... -
The application of section 54 of the Mine, Health and Safety Act and reasonableness
Moche, Phenyo Antonia (North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Health and safety issues in the mining sector are problematic. For many years the disregard of mine health and safety compliance led to fatal injuries and a rise in death tolls. Section 54 of the Mine Health and Safety Act ... -
City-level law and governance for water security in South Africa
Steenkamp, Rochine Melandri (North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)South African cities are experiencing significant water challenges owing to urbanisation, climate change, and a confluence of social, economic, political, technical, and governance problems. These challenges are significantly ... -
Die afdwinging van 'n modus vir 'n onpersoonlike doel
Kloppers, Daniël Frederik (North-West University (South Africa)., 2001)Although a testator or donor may burden a bequest or donation subject to a modus (or purpose) which does not have a direct beneficiary or object, it was not possible to enforce the modus in the South African law. An ... -
Environmental legal compliance through self-regulation in the petrochemical industry in South Africa
Smit, N.P. (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)Traditionally, command and control regulation in environmental management is known for its hierarchical top-down state-led approach to compliance. This approach involves instruments where the conduct of the regulated ... -
Ex post facto environmental authorisation in South Africa
Rantlo, Tiisetso John (North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Competent authorities issue environmental authorisations before a proposed activity that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment can take place (section 24 National Environmental Management Act 107 of ... -
The governance role of local government in the recycling of domestic waste
Le Grange, Lauren (North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Research has shown that South African households produce on average 54.2 million tons of waste per year. This means that each South African produces just under one ton of waste each year. There has been an ever-growing ... -
The historical development of the right to mine diamonds in South Africa
Higgs, Anneke (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)This thesis is an analyses of the historical development of diamond mining legislation in South Africa. Diamond mining legislation in South Africa developed as a result of and following the discovery of diamonds. There ... -
Huwelike binne gemeenskap van goed en boedelbeplanning van swart boedels
Botha, E. (North-West University (South Africa), 2001)The focus of this study is to investigate the possible reason why black couples contract marriages in community of property although the dangers regarding the consequences of the possible insolvency of the parties' joint ... -
Hydraulic fracturing and procedural environmental rights in South Africa
Omidire, K.B. (North-West University, 2019)Hydraulic fracturing, the process which facilitates the extraction of shale gas from rock formation from depths of up to two miles below the earth's surface, has the potential to adversely impact environmental and the other ... -
The implementation and enforcement of the legal environmental health mandate in South Africa
Erasmus, Lourens Johannes (North-West University (South Africa), 2023)The environment is a vital determinant of the human condition. In South Africa many people's health, well-being, and quality of life suffer from environmental health hazards. Over the last two decades government adopted ... -
Legal governance of the commons in promoting social ecological resilience in transfrontier conservation areas in South Africa
Machaka, Chiedza Lucia Amanda (North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Transfrontier conservation Areas (hereafter TFCAs) are defined as areas or components of large ecological regions that straddle the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas, as well as ... -
A legal history of oath-swearing
Bothma, Frank Philip (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)South Africa has a diverse population with various cultures, religions and traditions, all of which enjoy equal protection. This position may cause conflict in areas where the law and religion intersect. One of these areas ... -
Legal history of the reform of traditional courts in South Africa: insights from Botswana and the Kingdom of eSwatini
Makhari, M.R. (North-West University (South Africa), 2021)This study examines the historical development of traditional courts in South Africa, Botswana and the Kingdom of eSwatini in the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras. The thesis ascertains how South Africa can ... -
Mining in Chrissiesmeer wetland and state custodianship
Lubbe, W.J. (North-West University, 2019)A mining right was granted in 2006 to Black Gold Coal Estates (Pty) Ltd by the then Department of Minerals and Energy to conduct open cast coal mining activities in the middle of the ecologically sensitive Chrissiesmeer ... -
Prosecution of health care risk waste offenders in terms of South African law
Madiba, Magdeline Koketso (North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)The proper management of Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) is essential in order to protect the natural environment and the wellbeing of humans and animals. This study was undertaken to determine the extent to which the South ... -
Protecting wetlands impacted by the Mpumalanga coal mining industry : a legal analysis
Hayes, Janel (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Wetlands are seen as one of the most vulnerable ecosystems globally. The protection of wetlands has received increased focus in the South African environmental legal domain in reaction to the realisation that these ecological ... -
The protection of the environmental interests of future human generations in South Africa
Katsidzira, R.S. (North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The study explores the extent to which South African law protects the environmental interests of future generations. To achieve this objective, the dissertation explores the definition of future generations and also traces ... -
Regsperspektiewe op gemeenskapsgebaseerde natuurbewaring in die bekamping van wildmisdaad in Suid-Afrika
Snyman, I. (North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Wildmisdaad is ʼn kontemporêre biodiversiteitsbedreiging van antroposentriese oorsprong wat kommerwekkende vlakke van biodiversiteitsverlies veroorsaak. Sodanige misdaad verteenwoordig ʼn uiters gefragmenteerde omgewingsvraagstuk ... -
The regulation of biodiversity offsets in South Africa and Australia
Sheepers, Kayla (North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)The concept of biodiversity offsets is the quantifiable conservation outcomes that derive from activities intended to compensate ongoing biodiversity loss resulting from development initiatives. They are meant to be used ...