Browsing by Subject "Statutory interpretation"
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The life and times of textualism in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This paper analyses the dominant approaches to statutory interpretation through a historical lens. It argues that for most of South Africa's history the methods of interpretation were twisted in order to give effect to the ... -
Rent control: a comparative analysis
(2012)Recent case law shows that vulnerable, previously disadvantaged private sector tenants are currently facing eviction orders – and consequential homelessness – on the basis that their leases have expired. In terms of the ... -
S v Litako 2014 SACR 431 (SCA): a clarification on extra curial statements and hearsay
(2015)On 16 April 2014, the Supreme Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the matter of S v Litako 2014 2 SACR 431 (SCA) ("Litako"). The judgment reconsiders the landmark decision of the same court, S v Ndhlovu 2002 2 SACR 325 ...