Browsing by Subject "European Union"
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A historical overview of the general implementation of the European Union Market Abuse Directive in the United Kingdom before Brexit and its future implications
(Sage, 2017)TThe European Union (EU) was arguably the first body to establish multinational anti-market abuse laws aimed at enhancing the detection and curbing of cross-border market abuse activities in its Member States. Put differently, ... -
Applicability of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 to international electronic transactions
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The promulgation of the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 (CPA) in South Africa made it easier for consumers to participate in international electronic transactions by means of electronic communication devices and the ... -
"Brexit": a constitutional, diplomatic and democratic crisis. A view from the trenches
(2016)A discussion of the recent referendum in the United Kingdom (UK) on membership of the European Union (EU) and, in particular, to consider the immediate aftermath and longer-term implications of the decision to leave. -
A comparative analysis of current trade union trends in the European Union and South Africa
(Academic journals, 2012)The primary objective of this study was to establish what factors currently influence trade unions as organisations in South Africa and the European Union and then to compare these factors. To conduct this study a pure ... -
The effect of the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards on foreign portfolio investment in Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2020)The goal of achieving a uniform high-quality international accounting standards for financial reporting started in the second half of the 20th Century. This idea became a reality in the year 2001, when the International ... -
The incorporation of Public International Law into Municipal Law and Regional Law against the background of the dichotomy between monism and dualism
(2014)Monism and dualism represent two different approaches towards the relationship between public international law and municipal law. While the former views public international law and municipal law as a single legal system, ... -
Integrating planning and environmental protection: an analysis of post-Brexit regulatory styles and practitioner attitudes in the UK
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Debates around the impacts of the UK’s exit from the European Union (‘Brexit’) have exposed the limited critical attention given to how planning systems intersect with environmental protection. This is an important omission, ... -
The legal implications of the signing of economic partnership agreements by Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland in view of the SACU agreement
(North-West University, 2012)The introduction and signing of the Economic Partnership Agreements (hereafter EPA’s) have been received with mixed feelings legally, politically and economically. African Caribbean and Pacific countries have taken different ... -
Retail participation in hedge funds: assessing South African hedge fund regulation
(North-West University, 2019)Hedge funds have been regulated more closely since the financial crisis of 2007-2009. This crisis prompted emotive debates amongst financial industry representatives, lawmakers and regulators to identify and evaluate gaps ... -
Values and the rule of law: foundations of the European Union – an inside perspective from the ECJ
(PER, 2018)Let us remember what has been written, ratified and set into force with the Treaty of Lisbon. The preamble of the Charter of Fundamental Rights starts out by stating: "The peoples of Europe, in creating an ever closer union ...
