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Mobile money, financial inclusion and financial integrity: The South African case
(Washington Journal of Law, Technology and Arts, 2013)
The usage of mobile banking and in particular,
payments by means of mobile phones, has increased in
recent years in South Africa, with consequent impacts from
a legal and regulatory point of view. South Africa is ...
The role of constitution making and institution building in furthering peace, justice and development: South Africa’s democratic transition
(Oxford University Press, 2010)
The international community accepts that peace, justice and development are indivisible properties of human freedom and thus wants a more coordinated approach to post conflict recovery. Today, transitions to democracy are ...
Unfunded mandates: Directing subnational governments
(Deutsche Förschungsinstitut fur Öffentlichen Verwaltung, 2012)
Unfounded mandates are an extreme manifestation of the phenomenon of governing from the centre; the federal government through various strategies imposes national mandates on state and local governments at the expense of ...
The CRC in South Africa 15 years on: does the new Child Justice Act 75 of 2008 comply with international children’s rights instruments?
(Queens University, Belfast School of Law, 2011)
Article 40 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child1 requires states parties to take
appropriate measures to ensure that children accused of committing offences are treated in a manner that
would ensure ...
Constitutionalism, public policy and discriminatory testamentary bequests - a good fit between common law and civil law in South Africa's mixed jurisdiction
(Tulane European & Civil Law Forum, 2012)
This article investigates South African courts' treatment of discriminatory testamentary bequests in the pre- and post-constitutional eras. It shows a change in judicial attitude towards such bequests from an accommodating, ...
Ten years of the South African prevention of organised crime act (1999–2009)
(Open Society Foundation for South Africa, 2010)
Organised crime2 is one of the main challenges that governments and intergovernmental
organisations3 are grappling with. Its history, consequences and different forms in South
Africa are well documented4 and fall outside ...
Driven Out of Paradise: Illicit Financial Flows and Offshore Leaks
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Illicit financial flows and recent offshore leaks constitute the topic of this article. As
regards illicit financial flows, the focus is on two countries: Switzerland as an
example of a country from the North, and South ...
Section 9b of the protected disclosures amendment act 5 of 2017: Discouraging whistleblowing in South Africa?
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
The Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000 provides protection for individuals who
blow the whistle on corrupt activities in South Africa. The Protected Disclosures
Amendment Act 5 of 2017 widens the scope of the original ...
South Africa
(ASSER Press, 2017)
This chapter on South Africa critically analyses the evolution of the concept of the best interests of the child, and specifically how it pertains to the fields of care (custody), contact (access), guardianship and maintenance ...
Tax Administration Act: Fulfilling human rights through efficient and effective tax administration
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2018)
The Constitution, 1996 embodies the ideals bonding South Africans who
must cohere and transcend their divisions to change the condition of
peoples’ lives by reconstructing a South African society dogged by
corruption ...