Law: Recent submissions
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The relevance of "trust" assets upon divorce
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The purpose of this study is to determine under which circumstances trust assets will become relevant in divorce litigation where the spouses are married in community of property. The study commences with a discussion on ... -
Water as public property : a parallel evaluation of South African and German law
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)With the introduction of the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (NWA) in South Africa’s water regulatory regime, the foundations of the country’s existing water law system changed fundamentally. The NWA was promulgated with the ... -
Social Impact Assessment (SIA) as a tool for the protection of children's socio-economic rights
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Environmental degradation in South Africa is one of the pressing human rights challenges facing humanity today. Children suffer a disproportionate share of the burden, as they are still developing and are particularly ... -
Energy sector reform and the protection of the rights contained in section 24 of the South African Constitution
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)South Africa is blessed with abundant reserves of both high- and low-grade coal.Current South African energy activities relate primarily to the generation of electricity by means of the burning of fossil fuels and more ... -
Testeervryheid in die huidige konstitusionele bedeling
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Die vraag wat deur hierdie skripsie beantwoord word is of testeervryheid beperk kan word deur konstitusionele regte en indien wel, tot watter mate. Om hierdie vraag te beantwoord moet vasgestel word watter formele vereistes ... -
The role of court-based mediation in the resolution of divorce disputes
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The Access to Justice Conference July 2011 led to the introduction of the rules of the Rules Board of Courts of Law.These rules aim to regulate the procedure for voluntary referral to court-annexed mediation of civil ... -
Current legislation regulating the function of trustees in the administration of trust property
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The main focus of this study is to assess how effective the current legislation is in regulating the trustees in the administration of trust property in South Africa in order to prevent maladministration and abuse of trusts. ... -
Foreign direct investment in the mining sector and the legal implications for corporate social responsibility : South African/Ghanaian case study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Mining activities in most third world countries include foreign direct investment (FDI) by large-scale foreign mining companies. Most third world countries welcome this as it contributes greatly to their developing economies. ... -
The "principle of non-discrimination" : the protection of foreign investors under the Protection of Investment Act
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The Protection of Investment Act was assented to by the President of South Africa on 15 December 2015. The objective of this study is to ascertain if the Act adequately protects foreign investors in terms of the World Trade ... -
Waste law and policy perspectives on municipal "land-fill to gas" CDM projects in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Landfilling has a negative impact inter alia on the environment. Landfill gas is for example released into the atmosphere. The waste sector releases high amounts of GHG concentrations (methane gas), proving that it has ... -
Legal reception and regional economic integration in Southern Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The dire African economic situation has been a perennial problem for the past six decades. Many problems emanate from slow economic growth, such as poverty and unemployment. There is a need for a collective effort to ensure ... -
The unenforceability of the unalienable socio-economic rights of undocumented children in South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)All children are entitled to constitutional rights in terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and human rights in terms of regional and international law, gaining access to these rights is however ... -
The potential impact of the Draft Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Framework Bill on land use and planning laws
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The South African regulatory framework on spatial planning, land use, land use management and land development is set out in the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA). All land use planning ... -
Dismissal as a fair sanction based on cultural and religious beliefs : a comparative study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)The rights to freedom of religion and cultural expression are some of the most important rights a person has, and both are entrenched in the Bill of Rights. Since the expression of these rights is interwoven with a ... -
A human rights based approach to climate change adaptation in the AU
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)It is evident that climate change will not just have detrimental effects on millions of people of the world, but that these impacts will also have a substantial influence on the realisation and recognition of these ... -
The implications of employment tax incentive on workplace law in South Africa
(2015)One of the most pressing socio-economic ills currently plaguing South Africa is that of youth unemployment, hence the government saw the need to devise mechanisms in order to address the crisis. The National Development ... -
Environmental impact assessment legislation in Lesotho, Swaziland and South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)Due to the global endeavour to conserve the environment and to ensure that development is undertaken in a sustainable manner, mechanisms have been developed across the world to protect the environment during the process ... -
Liability for loss or damage to cargo in multimodal transport agreements : an African perspective
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)The absence of a harmonised legal regime that regulates the liability for loss or damage to cargo in the multimodal carriage of goods has been an international problem for quite some time. Like many other international and ... -
The best interests of the child in cultural and religious practices in respect of child marriages
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Child marriage has become a widely spread practice across the globe especially in some parts of Asia and in Africa. It involves the marriage of young children below the age of eighteen years. In most cases the marriages ... -
Land grabs and their effect on women's rights to cultivation in Ghana and Malawi
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Land is at the heart of everything human beings do. Many communities in African countries rely on subsistent farming as their source of livelihood. Ghana and Malawi have a dual legal system governing land. As such the laws ...
