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An ill contractual wind blowing collective good? Collective representation in non-statutory bargaining and the limits of union authority
(Juta Law, 1994)
Induction:In the statutory arena one facet at least, the interaction between union and employer parties at industrial council level, is defined by the Labour Relations Act 28 of 1956 (LRA). The other crucial nexus, that ...
Workers in small business: the forgotten people
(Juta Law, 1994)
Introduction:The present-day concentration by government, private sector organizations and academics on the small and informal business sectors is undoubtedly a sign of the times.
Until some 20 years ago small business ...
Shari'a in South Africa
(Aboriginal Law Bulletin, 1995)
Muslim Personal Law (MPL) is often practised to the detriment of Muslim women in many countries. The Qur'an is a religious text considered by Muslims to be the literal word of God. It is a primary source of Islamic law and ...
The interim and final constitutions and Muslim Personal Law: implications for South African Muslim women
(Stellenbosch Law Review, 1997)
All women face similar status problems in the private and public spheres of life but it is alleged that, as members of a religious community, Muslim women experience another inequality. This double inequality has resulted ...
Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in review”
(Centre for Contemporary Islam UCT, 1999)
Both the interim (1993) and final (1996) South African Constitutions now not only guarantee freedom of religion and belief but also makes provision within the Bill of Rights that legislation can be provided by the state ...
The interim Constitution and Muslim personal law”
(Cape Town Community Law Centre, 1995)
Muslim women face the same status problems in the private and public spheres of life as their non-muslim counterparts but it is alleged that, as members of a particular religious community, they experience another inequality. ...
Women's eligibility for the qadiship (judicial office)
(AWRAQ, 1998)
There is no express Qur'anic text or tradition (Sunna) of Prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H) for against the idea of women occupying the office of judge (qadi) which implies that God never intended to discriminate in this area. ...
Women and the Islamic Law of Intestate Succession
(African Law Review, 1994)
Islamic law of succession consists of two parts mainly voluntary and compulsory. The voluntary part reers to the limited freedom of testation where a muslim can dispose of 1/3 of his or her assets via a will. Normally this ...
Muslim divorce and the 1996 Divorce Amendment Act: The cart before the horse?
(De Rebus, 1999)
The purpose of this article is to clarify some issues regarding Muslim divorces which have been the topic of debate in previous issues of De Rebus (1997 DR 495; 1998 (Jan) DR 55; 1998 (Aug) DR 31). The Divorce Amendment ...
An Analysis of the Human Rights and Gender consequences of the New South African Constitution and Bill of Rights with regards to the recognition and implementation of Muslim Personal Law
(The University of the Western Cape, 1996)
Prior to the new constitutional dispensation in South Africa all women had identities of race and gender imposed on them. With a new dispensation in place Muslim women, however, still have to deal with identities attributed ...