North-West University Journals: Recent submissions
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Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing in South Africa : Stumbling Over the First Legal Hurdle?
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Despite the growing popularity of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, there is minimal South African literature on the topic. The limited available research suggests that direct-to-consumer genetic testing is unregulated. ... -
Some Legal Options to Ensure the Protection of South Africa's Utilisable Groundwater Resources
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Groundwater, which is water that is found underground, is less susceptible than surface water resources to evaporation, and thus offers resilience against the impacts of climate change. Many South African cities, communities ... -
The Control and Eradication of Invasive Species in Urban Areas in terms of South African Law : The City of Cape Town and Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer Beetles
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The introduction and prevalence of invasive species is an alarming reality in South Africa. The emergence of invasive species has resulted in harmful consequences on various levels and has adverse impacts on the environment ... -
A Legal Perspective o n Sustainable Development a nd Urban Poverty i n South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The doctrine of sustainable development has its origins in the realm of international environmental law. This article considers its potential usefulness for the purposes of alleviating urban poverty in South Africa. Urban ... -
Prioritising Command-and-Control Over Collaborative Governance : The Role of the Information Regulator Under the Protection of Personal Information Act
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Although the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) wholeheartedly adopts the command-and-control features of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), POPIA does not include many of the ... -
Policy Considerations that Could Justify the Enactment of a Crime Victim Compensation Fund in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)It may be argued that the current legal position relating to crime victim compensation is unsatisfactory. It should therefore be asked whether there is a potential alternative for crime victim compensation. Many foreign ... -
The African Union's Self Financing Mechanism : A Critical Analysis in terms of the World Trade Organisation's Rules and Regulations
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse from a theoretical perspective the compatibility of the African Union's (AU's) self-financing mechanism (SFM) with the rules and regulations of the World Trade Organisation ... -
Strengthening the Fight Against Corruption through the Principle of Accountability
(PER/PELJ, 2022)As much as rising inequalities, extreme poverty, unemployment, terrorism, and the disastrous effects of climate change, corruption is a global phenomenon with widespread consequences. The impact that corruption has on the ... -
The Need for Monitoring and Assessment of Legal Aid Quality in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Legal aid is needed in South Africa as one mechanism for poor South Africans to realise their legal rights and to use the law as a vehicle for positive social change in a grossly unequal society in which deep poverty is ... -
Relevance, Admissibility and Probative Value in a Rational System of Evidence : A South African Perspective
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In the South African legal system of fact finding and proof the relevance of an evidentiary fact is not governed by the rules of the law of evidence but by a set of extra-legal principles based on the logic of inferential ... -
An Analysis of South Africa's Provision of Emergency Water Supply During the Covid 19 Pandemic : Accountability and Expiration
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated the widespread lack of access to adequate water and sanitation in South African informal settlements and rural areas. While the full complexities of the relationship between inequality, ... -
An Appraisal of the Legal Framework on Parole in Nigeria
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Parole is a new correctional measure in the Nigerian penal system. Before 2015 inmates could be released before the expiration of their terms of imprisonment only if they were granted pardons by the governor of a state or ... -
Disaster risk reduction : integrating sustainable development goals and occupational safety and health in festival and event management
(OASIS, 2022)The purpose of this article is to develop a theoretical disaster risk reduction model, creating a virtuous cycle of knowledge and action across the festival and events industry, based on occupational safety and health ... -
Effect of disaster training on knowledge regarding flood risk management amongst families with older people
(OASIS, 2022)The elderly population is of utmost importance amongst vulnerable populations during disasters because they experience reduced functional abilities, cognitive disturbance, dementia, weak physical conditions and various ... -
Rural vulnerability and institutional dynamics in the context of COVID-19 : a scoping review
(OASIS, 2022)This study reviewed the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on pre-existing vulnerabilities in rural communities using the scoping review strategy. It focused on manuscripts published on the topic in 2020. ... -
Empowering local leaders in flood inundation mapping in Bagelen, Purworejo, Central Java
(OASIS, 2022)This article discusses the reliability of flood inundation information that is obtained from participatory mapping. The commonly applied method to map flood inundation requires both direct and interpretive measurement ... -
Vulnerability, impact and adaptation strategies of female farmers to climate variability
(OASIS, 2022)In Africa, agriculture, particularly crop production, is a vital livelihood practice for women, who provide a larger proportion of the labour force. However, the high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, coupled with other ... -
An adaptation of a macroscale methodology to assess the direct economic losses caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2022)Tropical cyclones are among the costliest disasters in the world, with reported losses amounting to billions of US dollars on an annual basis. To reduce the impact of disasters including cyclones, Zimbabwe signed the ... -
Learning from past and current food security efforts and challenges in Zimbabwe : the years 1430–2020
(OASIS, 2022)Zimbabwe has been experiencing food insecurity for many centuries. This study sought to explore and learn from Zimbabwe’s past and current food security (FS) efforts and challenges, through three historical periods, ... -
Narratives of hospital health care professionals during the pandemic in the Northern Philippines : a phenomenological study
(OASIS, 2022)Hospital health care professionals (HCPs) play a vital and crucial role in saving the lives of patients afflicted with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As the incidence of the disease keeps increasing, health ...
