Faculty of Law: Recent submissions
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Challenges to the South African corporate leniency policy and cartel enforcement
(Juta Law, 2015)Die voorkoming, opsporing en vervolging van kartelle is ’n prioriteit van mededingingsowerhede wêreldwyd gegewe die negatiewe impak wat sodanige bedrywighede het op pryse en keuse van produkte en die feit dat dit invoering ... -
Revisiting an old friend: what constitutes "a matter of mutual interest" in relation to a strike? A tale of two recent cases Pikitup (SOC) Ltd v SA Municipal Workers Union on behalf of Members (2014) 35 ILJ 983 (LAC); and Vanachem Vanadium Products (Pty) Ltd v National Union of Metal Workers of SA Case No J 658/14
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), 2015)The purpose of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (the LRA) is to advance economic development, social justice, labour peace and democratization of the workplace (s 1 of the LRA). The primary objects of the LRA, inter ... -
Land matters and rural development: 2014 (2)
(VerLoren Van Themaat Centre / UNISA Press, 2014)In this note on land, the most important measures, court decisions and literature pertaining to restitution, land redistribution, land reform, housing, land use planning, deeds, sectional titles, agriculture and rural ... -
The real agreement as causa for the transfer of immovable property
(LexisNexis Butterworths, 2015)The difference between the causal and abstract theories of transfer of ownership has been discussed extensively in property law textbooks and journals, mostly with the emphasis on movable property. Initial judgments on ... -
Genetically modified organisms and trans-boundary damage: a two-pronged compromise for redress under the liability and redress protocol to the cartagena protocol
(Juta Law Publishing, 2013)This paper comments on the two-pronged approach for redress of the eagerly anticipated Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on liability and redress (the NSP) to the Cartagena Protocol in the event of damage resulting ... -
Responsible unionism during collective bargaining and industrial action: are we ready yet?
(University of Pretoria, 2015)Vakbonde speel nie net 'n belangrike rol in die kollektiewe bedingingsproses (ingesluit nywerheidsaksie) nie maar ook in die breër ekonomie en samelewing. Daar word dus verwag van vakbonde om nie net verantwoordelik op te ... -
Menseregte, die omgewing en omgewingskonstitusionalisme
(LitNet, 2015)As one of the primary expressions of substantive constitutionalism, human rights are considered ethical demands that operate at an elevated juridical level. The appeal of human rights to social movement energies and energetic ... -
Die toepassing van verskillende teorieë vir die beoordeling van die regsposisie van versekerde skuldeisers in 'n oorgrens insolvensieprosedure
(Juta Law Publishing, 2015)Die voorkeurorde is die hart en kern van enige insolvensieregstelsel. Hierdie orde bepaal die hiërargie onder skuldeisers in 'n finale likwidasie. Woods noem dit die prioriteitsleer (ladder of priorities) en dit is hierdie ... -
Islamic finance: a corollary of legal pluralism or legal diversity in South Africa and the Netherlands?
(Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, 2015)In this contribution we discuss the position of Islamic finance in South Africa and the Netherlands in the light of legal pluralism and legal diversity in each legal system. Islamic finance is based on Islamic law, which ... -
Critical cross‑field outcomes: a Rortian view on why and how to teach jurisprudence in South Africa in the 2010s
(University of the Free State, 2014)Higher education authorities strive towards a transformed, democratic, non‑racist, non‑sexist system which will, inter alia, promote a democratic ethos and human rights culture through educational programmes and practices ... -
Obtaining involuntary mental health care in the South African constitutional dispensation
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), 2015)The history of mental health care in South Africa has come a long way from the flawed past, where individuals who suffered from mental disabilities were treated like criminals and where social problems were blamed on and ... -
The liability of historical mine authorisation holders for rehabilitation of old order mine dumps
(VerLoren Van Themaat Centre / UNISA Press, 2014)Mine dumps or tailings (i.e. 'mine waste') created by mining activities are some of the main environmental impacts of mining. Historically little or no regard was given to the environment while planning mine dumps, since ... -
A comparative study on the regulation of labour brokers in South Africa and Namibia in light of recent legislative developments
(Juta Law Publishing, 2015)In an attempt to remedy the lack of proper regulation of labour brokers, the South African government has amended the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, especially s 198. The amendments have now reached a point where they ... -
Public participation in decentralised governments in Africa: making ambitious constitutional guarantees more responsive
(Juta Law, 2015)Following the example of South Africa, Kenya, Tunisia and Zimbabwe have recently adopted constitutions that contain bills of rights, embrace the ideals of decentralisation and profess a commitment to participatory democracy. ... -
Property Relationships in virtual worlds: a return to the Feudal System?
(Virtus Interpress, 2015)There are a number of ways to explain how the property system in a virtual world works. Various explanations are proposed in this paper to explain this phenomenon. Some people argue that property in virtual worlds is purely ... -
Criminal procedure
(Juta Law, 2015)A number of recently reported cases deal with issues of prosecutorial discretion, the duty resting upon prosecutors to protect the public interest and the proper formulation of charges by prosecutors. Unfortunately in all ... -
Onrus en geweld 2014 (2)
(VerLoren Van Themaat Centre / UNISA Press, 2014)Die jaarlikse misdaadstatistiek is op Vrydag, 19 September 2014 afgekondig. Wat die Wes-Kaap betref, is die veiligste plekke dorpies aan die Weskus. Die sleutel tot sukses in die spesifieke dorpies is om alle misdaad, selfs ... -
Energy efficiency and the law: a multidisciplinary approach
(ASSAf, 2015)South Africa is an energy-intensive country. The inefficient use of, mostly, coal-generated energy is the cause of South Africa’s per capita contribution to greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and environmental degradation ...
