Browsing by Subject "International law"
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The attainment of self-determination in African states by rebels
(2014)Self-determination is a peoples' right to freely determine their political, economic and cultural destiny without external interference. However, the cultivation of a culture of respect for self-determination remains 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. -
Can decentralisation contribute to promoting rule-of-law structures? The democratic republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi as examples
(2012)Decentralisation can enable a country's population to exercise political influence at regional and local level. This presupposes a willingness to assume responsibility. It also presupposes that those in power are willing ... -
Canefe, N. 2022. Critical Perspectives on Crimes against Humanity : The Limits of Universal Jurisdiction in the Global South (University of Wales Press 2020) [Book review]
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In the current anti-accountability sentiment that has plagued most of Africa, triggered by the nasty politics of selectivity that is primarily motivated by considerations of realpolitik or the interests of specific states, ... -
A Case for Transnational Law in Contemporary Times
(PER/PELJ, 2020)When Jessup first wrote about transnational law about 60 years ago, scholarship on globalisation had not started yet. It seems though that transnational law, as we understand it, is as closely related to and has been ... -
Der Einfluss und die Stellung des Völkerrechts in den Verfassungssystemen einiger ost- und Mitteleuropäerfassungssystemen Einiger Ost- und Mitteleuropäischer Transformationsstaaten
(2008)Some twenty years ago, the importance of international law, particularly for practical purposes, could be described as marginal in national legal orders in the socialist Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries. The ... -
The detention of sentenced juveniles
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)This study examines the various factors that the courts need to take into consideration before placing a sentenced juvenile. These factors will be discussed within the scope of the Constitution and other legislation in the ... -
The implications of ukuthwala on South Africa's regional and international law obligations
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)This study examined the South African legislative frameworks directly or indirectly dealing with the practice of ukuthwala. The focus was on cases of ukuthwala involving children under the age of 18 years and not on women ... -
Parental Alienation Syndrome as factor when determining care and/or contact of children in divorce
(North-West University (South Africa), 2023)With an alarmingly high divorce rate, together with the rise in high conflict disputes regarding the care and contact of children, there has never been a greater need to emphasise children's emotional and psychological ... -
The relationship between the proposed International Criminal Law Section of the African Court and the International Criminal Court
(2014)This dissertation presents an analytical literature study regarding the relationship between the International Criminal Court and the proposed International Criminal Law Section of the African Court. The realisation of the ...