Browsing PER: 2019 Volume 22 by Issue Date
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Unintentionally trapped by debt review : procedural Inadequacies in the National Credit Act34 of 2005 relating to withdrawal from the debt review process
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The debt review procedure in terms of the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 is functioning relatively well and benefits both consumers and credit providers. This is despite its somewhat scarce procedural prescriptions, which ... -
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 ... -
EDITORIAL: Legal Interpretation after Endumeni: Clarification, contestation, application
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This special edition consists of a selection of contributions delivered during a conference "Towards an integrated approach to the interpretation of legal documents: contracts, wills and statutes", hosted by the University ... -
The consequences of the statutory regulation of customary law: an examination of the South African customary law of succession and marriage
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In pluralistic legal systems, the regulation of non-state law through statute carries the risks associated with codification; namely the ossification and distortion of law. This article examines the effects of statutory ... -
Prescription of debt in the Consumer-Credit Industry
(PER/PELJ, 2019)A person may acquire rights or be released from obligations through the passage of time. This is known as prescription. The objective of prescription is to achieve legal certainty and finality in the relationship between ... -
Impact of the Constitution's Normative Framework on the interpretation of provisions of the Companies Act 71 of 2008
(PER/PELJ, 2019)Given the intention of section 7(a) of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 (the Act) to promote compliance with the Bill of Rights in the interpretation and application of company law in SA, this article assesses the extent to ... -
Determining the content of indigenous law with special reference to recording of the law - continental views
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This special edition comprises a selection of contributions delivered at a conference hosted by the Chair in Customary Law, Indigenous Values and Human Rights at the University of Cape Town in collaboration with its research ... -
The conundrum of judicial notice as a means of ascertaining customary law in Nigerian and South african courts amid the convergence of positivism and legal pluralism
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The roles of the courts have become an inevitable social reality in adjudicating customary law disputes in Nigeria and South Africa. Because these courts are established and validated along positivist practice, they ... -
The resonance of colonial era customary codes in contemporary Uganda
(PER/PELJ, 2019)Colonial era codifications of customary law – especially those codified in indigenous first languages – have a resilient capacity to form and inform living customary law. In the context of Mukono District, Uganda, modern ... -
Case Law as an authoritative source of customary law: piecemeal recording of (living) customary law?
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This contribution deals with the question of whether a judgment from a mainstream court dealing with customary law can be regarded as authority and thus as a recording of a customary rule or rules. When a mainstream court ... -
Notes on the proposed amendment of section 21 of the Children's Act38 of 2005
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In terms of section 21 of the Children's Act 38 of 2005, an unmarried father acquires full parental responsibilities and rights in respect of his child if he lives with the child's mother in a permanent life-partnership ... -
The value of the persistent objector doctrine in international human rights law
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This article critically analyses the use of the persistent objector doctrine in unilaterally challenging the validity of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) rights and the related state obligations. The persistent ... -
Judicial mandate in safeguarding environmental rights from the adverse effects of mining activities in Zambia
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The protection of the environment from the effects of mining activities, though cardinal, has been a daunting task in Zambia. A polluted environment affects the rights of those who depend on a clean one for their survival. ... -
Gender inequality and land rights: The situation of indigenous women in Cameroon
(PER/PELJ, 2019)Land is an essential resource that serves as a means of subsistence for millions of people in the world and indigenous communities and women in particular. Most indigenous societies' survival is closely tied to land. In ... -
A legal perspective on social media use and employment: Lessons for South African educators
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In this article, the author provides a legal perspective on the interplay between social media use and employment. The unique characteristics of social media are identified in order to frame the article before a number of ... -
The right to be granted access over the property of others in order to enter prospecting or mining areas : revisiting Joubert v Maranda Mining Company (Pty) Ltd 2009 4 All SA 127 (SCA)
(PER/PELJ, 2019)A new mineral law regime was introduced when the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002 (MPRDA) commenced. Common law mineral rights were abolished and replaced by statutorily created rights to minerals. ... -
Did i break it? recording indigenous (Customary) Law
(PER/PELJ, 2019)In this paper, I explore several issues emerging in the discourse about the recording of indigenous law by drawing on several examples of my research and work with indigenous law in Canada. This is an important inquiry ... -
The question is "should insurers continuously update policyholder records"? insurance law requires the principles of administrative law to settle disputes between the policyholder and the insurer
(PER/PELJ, 2019)It is possible to argue that the Financial Advisory Intermediary Services Ombud (hereafter FAIS Ombud) has jurisdiction to consider insurer's decisions not to update their internal administrative systems. The FAIS Ombud ... -
Orocowewin Notcimik Itatcihowin : the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Code of practice and the issues involved in its writing
(PER/PELJ, 2019)The Atikamekw Nehirowisiw Nation has for several years been developing a code of practice (orocowewin notcimik itatcihowin) to regulate hunting, fishing and plant harvesting activities in Nitaskinan, its ancestral territory. ... -
Interpretation before and after Natal joint Municipal Pension Fund v Endumeni Municipality 2012 4 SA 593 (SCA)
(PER/PELJ, 2019)This article explores the background to the decision in Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund v Endumeni Municipality 2012 4 SA 593 (SCA), some of its conceptual content and its broader implications for future jurisprudence ...