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A Case for Transnational Law in Contemporary Times
(PER/PELJ, 2020)When Jessup first wrote about transnational law about 60 years ago, scholarship on globalisation had not started yet. It seems though that transnational law, as we understand it, is as closely related to and has been ... -
Towards designing a validated framework for improved clinical legal education : empirical research on student and alumni feedback
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The pedagogical advantages of employing a Clinical Legal Education ("CLE") teaching and learning strategy have been acclaimed in literature for almost a century and it continues to be ideally suited to catering to modern ... -
Double taxation treaty interpretation : lessons from a case down under
(PER/PELJ, 2020)In the Australian case of Bywater Investments Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation; Hua Wang Bank Berhad v Commissioner of Taxation (the Bywater case) the Australian High Court dealt with the question of whether certain ... -
Clinical legal education during a global pandemic - suggestions from the trenches : the perspective of the Nelson Mandela University
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged the world into turmoil and uncertainty. The academic world is no exception. In South Africa, due to a nationwide lockdown imposed by government, universities had to suspend all academic ... -
The in vitro embryo and the law: the ownership issue and a response to Robinson
(PER/PELJ, 2020)In 2012 the Minister of Health made the Regulations Relating to the Artificial Fertilisation of Persons, which provide that the woman who intends to be made pregnant with an in vitro embryo owns such an embryo and can ... -
A note on sentencing practices for the offence of the unlawful possession of semi-automatic firearms
(PER/PELJ, 2020)Violent crimes in South Africa are often accompanied by the possession or use of semi-automatic firearms. The Criminal Law Amendment Act 105 of 1997 (the CLA) provides for the imposition of minimum sentences for certain ... -
Death of the breadwinner and the continuation of the duty of spousal support : discrepancies and inequalities for different categories of surviving partners
(PER/PELJ, 2020)This note considers the extension of the duty of spousal support after the death of the breadwinner by comparing the rights of different categories of surviving maintenance claimants, who tend to be mostly women: widows ... -
The powers of the office of the public protector and the South African Human Rights Commission: A Critical Analysis of SABC v DA and EFF v Speaker of the National Assembly 2016 3 SA 580 (CC)
(PER/PELJ, 2020)This article assesses South African Broadcasting Corporation v Democratic Alliance 2016 2 SA 522 (SCA) and Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly 2016 3 SA 580 (CC) and to a lesser extent the state ... -
'n Leë Dop is soms beter as ʼn Halwe Eier Gounden v Master of the High Court [2015] JOL 32896 (KZD) en Govender v Gounden 2019 2 SA 262 (KZN)
(PER/PELJ, 2020)An empty shell is sometimes better than half an egg – Gouden v Master of the High Court [2015] JOL 32896 (KZN) and Govender v Gouden 2019 2 SA 2 SA 262 (KZN) The KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban, recently had the opportunity ... -
Baleni v Minister of Mineral Resources 2019 2 SA 453 (GP) : paving the way for formal protection of Informal Land Rights
(PER/PELJ, 2020)In Baleni v Minister of Mineral Resources 2019 2 SA 453 (GP) the court, duly following the judicial guidance provided in Maledu v Itereleng Bakgatla Mineral Resources 2019 2 SA 1 (CC), made an important pronouncement ... -
The changing identity on succession to chieftaincy in the institution of traditional leadership : Mphephu v Mphephu-Ramabulana (948/17) [2019] ZASCA 58
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The institution of traditional leadership has from time immemorial been central to traditional authority in the system of customary law. After the dawn of democracy in 1994, the role was fundamentally entrenched in the ... -
Legal Standing of victims in criminal proceedings: Wickham v Magistrate, Stellenbosch 2017 1 BCLR 121 (CC)
(PER/PELJ, 2020)In late 2016, the Constitutional Court delivered judgment in a case, Wickham v Magistrate, Stellenbosch 2017 1 BCLR 121 (CC), involving Wayne Anthony Wickham (an aggrieved father and applicant in this case), who appealed ... -
Jurisdictional and procedural technicalities in hate speech cases: South African Human Rights Commission v Khumalo 2019 1 SA 289 (GJ)
(PER/PELJ, 2020)The jurisdiction or competence of the Equality Court to hear a dispute concerning alleged hate speech is affected by various jurisdictional factors. The decision in South African Human Rights Commission v Khumalo 2019 1 ... -
Excitation functation for reactions 208 PB(p,n) 208 Bi and 208Pb(p,2n)207 Bi measured with the AFRODITE y-ray spectrometer
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2004)Excitation functions for the population of 207Bi and 208Bi via the bombardment of a thin 208Pb (lmg/ cm2) target with a proton beam having energies of 11.6, 11.9, 13.2 and 14.8 MeV were measured. The corresponding nuclear ... -
An investigation of knowledge on HIV/AIDS and abuse of substances among grades 6 and 7 learners in the Atok Area (Limpopo Province)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2006)The problem of alcohol and other drugs abuse as well as HIV/ AIDS exists globally. This problem does not, spare any institution. It occurs even in primary schools. It cuts across the colour, creed, age and ethnicity ... -
The impact of atmospheric pathways on public exposure
(North-West University (South Africa), 2002)This dissertation looks at the problem of radon emanating from the slime dams of mines, whether there is a cause for concern with respect to the safety of the public. It has been determined by previous work that the ... -
The impact of the national skills fund on job creation (North West Province)
(North-West University (South Africa), 2007)The South African economic deficiency is reflected in the low levels of skills in an environment that is increasingly experiencing a major change in the workplace and in response to this deficiency of skills in the labour ... -
Small business failures in Botswana with special reference to the financial assistance policy (FAP) funded projects
(North-West University (South Africa), 2008)The study was conducted in order to establish the major causes for small business failures in Botswana. The study was carried out specifically using businesses which were financed by the Financial Assistance Policy (F ... -
Ageing and its problems in the era of HIV/AIDS in the Mafikeng Local Municipality of the North West Province of South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2011)The aim of this study was to examine the socio-economic and demographic problems affecting the elderly in the era of HIV/AIDS, with a specific focus on the Mafikeng Local Municipality of the North West Province of South ... -
Experiences and perceptions of South African police service members regarding trauma and debriefing services in the Mafikeng area
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2011)Exposure to trauma continues to be a major health problem specifically in the South African Police Service. During the span of their career, police officers are generally exposed to traumatic events more often and more ...
