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Constitutionalising socio-economic rights in SADC: An impact assessment on judicial enforcement in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Zambia
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, 2020)
This paper assesses the manner in
which socio-economic rights have been
incorporated into the constitutions of
selected countries in the Southern African
Development Community. This debate
is particularly important ...
From Muhammed and others to De Beer and others: striking the balance between public health measures and human rights during Covid-19 era in South Africa
(2020)
The world first got to know of coronavirus (Covid 19) in December 2019, when it
rampaged the Chinese city of Wuhan causing many deaths. On 30 January 2020,
the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of ...
The impact of the capacity provisions in the Companies Act 71 of 2008 on the insolvency-remoteness of limited capacity special purpose vehicles used in securitisation schemes
(Juta, 2020)
The insolvency-remoteness of a special purpose vehicle (SPV) used in a securitisation scheme is of critical importance, because insolvency of the SPV can interrupt the payment streams due to the investors in such schemes. ...
Intergovernmental cooperation, divided societies and capital cities: The case of the Ethiopian capital
(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2020)
Some call it Addis Ababa. Others call it Finfinnee. That is the capital
city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. "What's in a name?" In fact,
the name is at the centre of the row over the federal capital. ...
Advancing regional integration through the free movement of persons in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, 2020)
The level at which the Southern African
Development Community (SADC) region
has managed to regulate the free movement
of persons, so as to reduce or completely
eliminate, rigorous administrative
requirements poses a ...
The functus officio doctrine and invalid administrative acts in South African administrative law: the demand for a more flexible approach
(Nelson R Mandela School of Law, 2020)
In South African administrative law, the issue of invalid administrative action in relation to the application of the doctrine of functus officio has brooked a fair amount of debate. Whilst the courts have attempted to ...
Addressing the limits of autonomy: Origin, organization and purpose of horizontal intergovernmental forums in three federations
(Centro Studi sul Federalismo, 2020)
Horizontal intergovernmental forums that bring together the constituent units of a
federation are increasingly common. This article examines the origin, organization and
purpose of the premium horizontal intergovernmental ...
Legislative administrative action and the limited extent of public participation
(Juta Law, 2020)
The preamble of our constitution acknowledges that government is based on the
will of the people. Section 1(d) of the constitution states that the Republic of South
Africa is one sovereign, democratic state founded on ...
Peacebuilding and the Interface of State Law and Indigenous Market Laws in Southern Nigeria
(2020)
How the interface of state law and indigenous market laws contributes to peacebuilding in Nigeria is an unexplored question that demands attention. First, law,
human security and peace are interrelated through the cultural ...
Prosecuting and Punishing Persons for Sending Messages of Obscene, Offensive, Threatening or Menacing Character under the Mauritian Information and Communication Technologies Act
(Speculum Juris, 2020)
Jurisprudence from Mauritian courts shows that people have been convicted of offences under the Information and Communication Technologies Act. These offences have been mostly committed using mobile phones. The most common ...