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The role of South Africa's environmental rights in transformative constitutionalism
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
This study discusses the role of and extent to which South Africa's environmental right contributes to transformative constitutionalism. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 ...
Nuclear energy in Africa : a legal framework for sustainable energy access
(2014)
The promotion of sustainable development is an objective shared by African Union (AU) member states and the pursuance thereof is expressly mandated by the Constitutive Act of the African Union, 2000 and the Treaty Establishing ...
Sustainability–environmental risks and legal liabilities of South African banks
(2013)
In the environmental context banks face direct, indirect and reputational risks from their internal operations and their external business activities. The current specific focus on the protection of the environment makes ...
Proposed framework legislation for renewable energy in South Africa
(2015)
It is common-cause that South Africa can be regarded as a country that is rich in diversity of natural resources. Moreover, it is generally accepted that South Africa has the best legislation with regard to the regulation ...
Sustainable development in South African environmental law and its relationship with the National Development Plan
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Sustainable development has emerged as one of the fundamental principles of environmental law; internationally, regionally and nationally. In South Africa, sustainable development requires the integration of socio-economic ...
Environmental law perspectives on the regulation of ecotourism in South Africa's transition to a green economy
(2013)
South Africa and the rest of the world currently face an exacerbating threat of environmental degradation, which can be partly ascribed to the fact that some parts of society still place economic growth as a priority over ...
Culture in the pursuit of sustainable development in South Africa : a legal approach
(North-West University, 2018)
Over time, it has become evident that development that is measured by economic indices alone without consideration of other dimensions of development is ineffective and unsustainable. Concerns as to the continuous exploitation ...
The role of the South African renewable energy legal framework in climate change mitigation : a focus on the construction of buildings
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
Buildings account for more than a third of all global emissions of GHGs and 70% of all electricity use. The industrial revolution saw the unprecedented increases in GHGes which have influenced climate change with the brunt ...
Foreign direct investment in the mining sector and the legal implications for corporate social responsibility : South African/Ghanaian case study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
Mining activities in most third world countries include foreign direct investment (FDI) by large-scale foreign mining companies. Most third world countries welcome this as it contributes greatly to their developing economies. ...
The accountability of lending institutions for environmental damage under the lender liability principle
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
The environment as we know it today may not be the same for the next generations if this generation does not take positive steps to ensure its protection. This is simply to say that the fate of future generations lies on ...