Browsing by Subject "Review"
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The Concept of a "Decision" as the Threshold Requirement for Judicial Review in Terms of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act
(2011)The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 defines administrative action as “any decision [of a specified kind]" taken by specified persons or entities. The Act goes on to define decision as “any decision of an ... -
A critical inquiry into marble-burying as a preclinical screening paradigm of relevance for anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder: mapping the way forward
(Springer, 2019)Rodent marble-burying behavior in the marble-burying test (MBT) is employed as a model or measure to study anxiety- and compulsive-like behaviors or anxiolytic and anticompulsive drug action. However, the test responds ... -
Deference and diffèrance: judicial review and the perfect gift
(2006)The highest courts in both Canada and South Africa have expressed themselves in favour of an approach of deference as respect in the review of administrative action. The notion of deference as respect derives from ... -
Developing an engagement performance framework in enhancing government sector audit report quality in Uganda
(North-West University (South Africa), 2022)Audit quality has been a major debate within the financial reporting and auditing fraternity for decades as a result of major corporate collapses and scandals such as that of Enron (Neri & Russo, 2014:25; Deis Jr & Giroux, ... -
Disaster risk reduction in Iraq
(OASIS, 2019)Iraq is at risk of multiple hazards including both natural and man-made calamities. Little effort had been made before 2003 to address the disaster risk; even though many legislations enacted to provide a relief in the ... -
Gebreke in die appèlprosedures van die Wet op die Ingenieursweseprofessie
(North-West University, 2008)It is the aim with this paper, to research the shortcomings experienced in the appeal procedures as contained in the Engineering Profession Act ("EPA"), in order to determine whether the process should be revised or if ... -
Progressing quality control in environmental impact assessment beyond legislative compliance: an evaluation of the IEMA EIA Quality Mark certification scheme
(Elsevier, 2017)The effectiveness of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) systems is contingent on a number of control mechanisms: procedural; judicial; evaluative; public and government agency; professional; and development aid agency. ... -
A psycho-behavioral perspective on modelling obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in animals: the role of context
(Bentham Science, 2017)Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a heterogeneous and debilitating condition, characterized by intrusive thoughts and compulsive repetition. Animal models of OCD are important tools that have the potential to contribute ... -
Reforming the South African social security adjudication system: innovative experiences from South African non-social security jurisdictions
(2016)There is currently no uniform social security dispute resolution system in South Africa due to the piecemeal fashion in which schemes were established or protection against individual risks regulated. The result is that ... -
Rethinking urban green infrastructure and ecosystem services from the perspective of sub-Saharan African cities
(Elsevier, 2018)Urban green infrastructure and its ecosystem services are often conceptualised in terms of a predominantly western perspective of cities and their wider social, economic and environmental challenges. However, the benefits ...