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When a relationship has reached its expiration date, does the same apply to the embryos under South African Law? - research
(Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017)
Individuals are more frequently having recourse to assisted reproductive technologies (ART) to realize their desire for offspring. Where they do so, they may choose to fertilize their gametes and implant the resultant ...
Developing norms and standards on maternal mortality in Africa: lessons from UN human rights bodies
(African Human Rights Yearbook, 2017)
The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (African Women’s Rights Protocol) contain useful provisions for addressing ...
Pecunia non olet: dirty money as legal fees
(Bellville: University of the Western Cape, 2017)
It is axiomatic that lawyers have to be paid for their services. Regrettably, lawyers who represent money launderers may be offered dirty money, that is, proceeds of crime as fee payments by their clients. This essay ...
Compensation orders in criminal proceedings - a fresh perspective
(Litnet Akademies, 2017)
South African courts have to deal with the sentencing of convicted accused on a daily basis. While presiding officers are well-trained and experienced in sentencing matters, it seems that compensation orders are not generally ...
Vergoedingsboetes in strafregtelike verrigtinge - ʼn vars perspektief
(Litnet Akademies, 2017)
South African courts have to deal with the sentencing of convicted accused on a daily basis. While presiding officers are well-trained and experienced in sentencing matters, it seems that compensation orders are not generally ...
Victim or villain: exploring the possible bases of a defence in the Ongwen case at the International Criminal Court
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2017)
The reality of child soldiers who join rebel forces once they reach adulthood pres¬ents complex legal questions in the face of contemporary international criminal law principles which, on the one hand, afford protection ...
An evaluation of Kenya’s parallel legal regime on refugees, and the courts’ guarantee of their rights
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
This article evaluates the existence of a parallel refugee regime in Kenya. The Executive decides on policies and oversees the enactment of laws to regulate the inflow of refugees under the encampment policy. The Judiciary ...
Admission of confessions in Uganda: Unpacking the theoretical, substantive and procedural considerations of the Supreme Court
(Makerere University, 2017)
The Uganda legal regime relies on the discretion of the courts in dealing with improperly obtained evidence. While various theories explain the need to exclude evidence, understanding their rationales sheds light on ...
Implementing Spluma: A review of four ‘Post-Spluma’ provincial planning bills
(Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights, 2017-10)
Between 2015 and 2017, municipalities across the country developed municipal planning bylaws.
Many municipalities were assisted by national government and/or provincial
governments. The involvement of both the national ...
Local government in the 2013 constitution of Zimbabwe: Defining the boundaries of local autonomy
(Hague Journal on the Rule of Law, 2017-10-06)
The 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe recognises local government as the lowest tier of government in a three tier arrangement. Thus, local government, composed by urban and rural local authorities, now owes its existence ...