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Philosophical racism and ubuntu: In dialogue with Mogobe Ramose
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
This article discusses two complementary themes that play an important role in contemporary South African political philosophy: (1) the racist tradition in Western philosophy; and (2) the role of ubuntu in regaining an ...
Debunking prevailing school views pertaining to the apostasy of alleged descendants of SHAYKH YUSUF of MAKASSAR
(UIN Sunan Kalijaga, 2020)
This article focuses on the controversial issue of apostasy pertaining to the alleged family of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar, the Indonesian pioneer of Islam in colonial South Africa, after his demise at the Cape in the late ...
Prisoners' right to vote in Uganda: Comment on Kalali Steven v Attorney General and the Electoral Commission
(EISA, 2020)
Article 59 of the Constitution of Uganda (1995) provides for the right to
vote. Although the Constitution does not prohibit prisoners from voting, the
Uganda Electoral Commission has never made arrangements for prisoners
to ...
A guardian of universal interest or increasingly out of its depth? The International Seabed Authority turns 25
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2020)
In contemporary debates on the authority of global institutions, there is an important yet often overlooked organisational curiosity: namely, the International Seabed Authority (‘ISA’). The ISA reflects a highpoint in ...
An overview of the first draft of the conduct of financial institutions bill and the potential impact on the national payment system in South Africa
(Juta Law, 2020)
Over the last decade National Treasury (‘Treasury’) has been rigorously
acting on its commitment to promote a stable and safe financial sector
for South Africa. The means by which Treasury elected to do so was the
decision ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...