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Rethinking Volks v Robinson: The implications of appliying a "contextualised choice model" to prospective South African domestic partnership legislation
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
The article considers certain critical failings of the so-called "choice argument" (that
is the view that, by opting to cohabit in a life partnership rather than marry or enter
into a civil partnership, a life partner ...
Municipal tender awards and internal appeals by unsuccessful bidders
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
In recent years, bidders aggrieved by municipal tender awards are increasingly
resorting to Section 62 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act1 for relief.
The application of this provision to tender processes is ...
The role of religious leaders in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
The tragic impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Nigeria and its rate of escalation
despite increasing access to health services have been alarming and terrifying.
Nigerian people are very religious, yet the impact of the ...
Restructuring of insdolvent corporations in canada
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
Can the application of the human rights of the child in a criminal case result in a therapeutic outcome?
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
Prior to the change brought about by S v M,1 the interests of children were only
considered as a circumstance or mitigating factor of the offender during the
sentencing process. The article will discuss case law in order ...
The South African constitutional court and the rule of law: The masethla judgement, a cause for concre?
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
The rule of law as a foundational constitutional value constrains the exercise of
public power but the precise limits of the constraints it sets are not well defined. In
Masethla v President of the Republic of South ...
Fuzzy law and the boundaries of secularism
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
Jordan v Farber (1352/90) [2009] ZANCHC 81 (15/12/2009)
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
This case note deals with several aspects of the law of contract, such as public
policy and validity, error, cancellation, repudiation, undue influence and damages. It
concerns the case of an elderly couple who had to ...
The constitutionality of biological father's recognition as a parent
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
Despite the increased recognition afforded to biological fathers as legal parents, the
Children's Act1 still does not treat fathers on the same basis as mothers as far as the
automatic allocation of parental responsibilities ...
Plagiarism: Misconduct awareness on novice research within the cyberworld
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
More often than not, there exists some form of infringement relating to the use of
other authors' work. This is particularly so in instances in which novice authors make
use of the information available within the ...