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Implementing Article 45 of the UN Convention against Corruption in Africa: prospects and challenges
(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 2013)
Article 45 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption empowers states parties to enter into bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements on the transfer of offenders convicted of offences in one country ...
Restoring the ‘historical deficit’: The exercise of the right to freedom of religion and culture in democratic South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2013)
On 18 January 1960, LIFE magazine began a series of articles on democracy around the world. The newly independent nation of Ghana (1957) was featured in Part 1 and the cover photograph was of Augustus Molade Akiwumi, the ...
Religious persecution as a crime against humanity: ending impunity
(International Institute for Religious Freedom, 2013)
Religious persecution manifests itself in various harmful ways. Traditional intervention
strategies are useful but limited. The article explores the need to reinforce the
combating of religious persecution with the ...
'Woman, but not human': widowhood practices and human rights violations in Nigeria
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2013)
This article examines the implications of widowhood practices for the enjoyment
of women’s fundamental rights and freedoms in Nigeria. The article
discusses the effects of socio-cultural and legal structures of Nigeria ...
Property rates as an instrument for development: an analysis of South African policy, law and practice
(Commonwealth Secretariat, London, 2013)
When local governments impose property taxes, their primary objective is to fund their expenditure. However, the role of local government can be seen as far more than simply the provision of local public services. Local ...
Co-trusteeship and the joint- action rule in South African trust law
(Elsevier, 2013)
This article examines the fundamental rule of South African trust law that co-trustees must always act jointly in regard to trust administration. It highlights the rule's foundation, but also contextualizes some of the ...
Trust deeds as ‘constitutive charters’ and the variation of trust provisions: a South African perspective
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
In this article, I assess the constitutive status accorded to trust deeds in Potgieter v Potgieter and Pascoal v Wurdeman, two recent South African judgments on trust variation. In particular, I analyse judicial condemnation ...
Criticism of the testamentary undue influence doctrine in the United States: lessons for South Africa?
(Lousiana State University Law Center, 2013)
This article analyzes undue influence in the South African law of wills in light of scholarly criticism of the testamentary undue influence doctrine in the United States. The Article assesses particularly whether the ...
The potential of the Expert Committee of the African Children’s Charter in advancing adolescent sexual health and rights in Africa
(Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, 2013)
This paper examines the role of the African Committee of Experts on the
Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACE) in advancing the sexual and reproductive rights of adolescent girls in Africa. The paper focuses on the ...
Overview of the role-players in the investigation, prevention and enforcement of market-abuse provisions in South Africa
(Nelson Mandela university, 2013)
This article analyses the role and effectiveness of selected key role-players primarily dealing with the investigation, prevention and enforcement of the market abuse prohibition in South Africa in order to increase awareness ...