Browsing PER: 2014 Volume 17 No 5 by Title
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Reassessing judicial independence and impartiality against the backdrop of judicial appointments in South Africa
(2014)The South African Judicial Service Commission (JSC), considered to be exemplary for its independence, plays a pivotal part in judicial appointments. Yet the Commission has long been marred by tensions that have lately ... -
Rectification and party misdescription: to what extent is rectification competent or useful?
(2014)The decision in Osborne v West Dunes Properties 176 2013 6 SA 105 (WCC) raises some interesting issues regarding the competence or usefulness of rectifying an incorrect party description in a contract required by law to ... -
The regulation of acid mine drainage in South Africa: law and governance perspectives
(2014)Acid mine drainage (AMD) is arguably one of the most serious environmental concerns in South Africa. AMD is a legacy left behind by abandoned, derelict and defunct mines, and is a continuing by-product of existing mining ... -
Spatial practices in Lowliebenhof: the case of Maphango v Aengus Lifestyle Properties (Pty) Ltd
(2014)In Maphango v Aengus Lifestyle Properties (Pty) Ltd 2012 5 BCLR 449 (CC) the question before the Constitutional Court was when a landlord may legally cancel contracts of lease and evict tenants. In answering this question ... -
Transboundary movements of genetically modified organisms and the Cartagena protocol: key issues and concerns
(2014)Biotechnology or the engineering of the genetic material of species can give way to avenues of possibilities for the benefit of people, fauna and flora but also has the potential of posing untold and undiscovered threats ...
