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Amendements de la loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi en Afrique du Sud : à côté de la cible !
(Open edition journals, 2023)En mai 2022, le Parlement sud-africain a « donné le feu vert » au Projet d’amendement de la loi sur l’équité en matière d’emploi B14B - 20202. Le Projet d’amendement des dispositions de la loi n°55 de 1998 sur l’équité en ... -
An overview of recent changes to corporate governance frameworks as it pertains to executive remuneration
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An analysis of professor Lourens du Plessis’ early (pro-life) and later (prochoice) perspectives on abortion
(Nelson Mandela University, 2016)Abortion, or termination of pregnancy, albeit in gradations from most to less restrictive to unrestricted, has always been legally allowed in South Africa. This questions the need for the introduction of new law. ... -
An analysis of the contribution of the African human rights system to the understanding of the right to health
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2021)The right to health is one of the important rights guaranteed in international and regional human rights instruments. Over the years the content and nature of this right have evolved through the works of scholars and ... -
An analysis of the duty to reasonably accommodate disabled employees: a comment on Jansen v Legal Aid South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Persons with disabilities are a historically marginalised minority, who have the capacity to make a valuable contribution in the workplace. Recent case law suggests that the duty to reasonably accommodate disabled employees ... -
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 ... -
An Analysis of the Islamic Law Based Developments in the South African Law of Succession
(2020)South Africa is a secular state with a constitution that guarantees the right to freedom of religion and the right not be discriminated against on religious basis. Over three quarter of a million Muslims live in South ... -
An analysis of the rationale behind the distribution of shares in terms of the Islamic law of intestate succession
(Sabinet, 2020)There are 35 verses in Al Quraan that refer to succession. A daughter always inherits half the share of a son in terms of the Islamic law of intestate succession. (See Khan The Noble Qur’an – English Translation of the ... -
An analysis of the right of a Muslim child born out of wedlock to inherit from his or her deceased parent in terms of the law of succession : a South African case study
(Obiter, 2021)This article analyses the right of a Muslim child born out of wedlock to inherit from his or her deceased parent in terms of the law of succession within the South African context. The status of the child in the South ... -
An analysis of the right of a Muslim spouse to claim pension interest subsequent to divorce: A South African case study
(University of Zurich, 2021)Section 37D(1)(d)(i) of the Pension Fund Act 24 of 1956 enables a divorced spouse to claim pension interest from the pension fund organisation of his or her former wife or husband if certain requirements are met. This ... -
An analysis of the right of a muslin child born out of wedlock to inherit from his or her deceased parent in terms of the law of succession: A South African case study
(ASSAf, 2021)This article analyses the right of a Muslim child born out of wedlock to inherit from his or her deceased parent in terms of the law of succession within the South African context. The status of the child in the South ... -
An analysis of the right of Muslim adopted children to inherit from their deceased parents in terms of the law of succession: A South African case study
(Juta, 2021)This paper analyses the right of Muslim adopted children to inherit from their deceased parents in terms of the laws of succession within the South African legal context. The status of adoption in South African and Islamic ... -
An Analysis of the Right of Muslim Adopted Children to Inherit from their Deceased Parents in terms of the Law of Succession: A South African Case Study
(Juta, 2021)This paper analyses the right of Muslim adopted children to inherit from their deceased parents in terms of the laws of succession within the South African legal context. The status of adoption in South African and Islamic ... -
Analysis of the Women’s Legal Centre Trust case
(Law Society of South Africa, 2020)The Western Cape Division of the High Court in Cape Town handed down the judgment in the Women’s Legal Centre Trust case on 31 August 2018. It declared that the state is obliged to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the ... -
ANC proposals on local government
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2012)In the run up to the ANC Policy Conference in Mangaung, the party's Legislature and Governance Working Group has produced a policy discussion document that pays considerable attention to provincial and local government. -
Animal, Subject, Constitution. Mosaic: an interdisciplinary critical journal
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021)Subjectivity and a civil constitution, according to Kant, are both made possible by a certain power or ability, which the human being has in comparison with animals. This essay examines Derrida's reading of Kant's Anthropology ... -
The application of socio-economic rights to private law
(Journal of South African Law, 2008)The constitution is explicitly committed to redressing and transforming socio-economic exclusion and marginalisation. This is manifest, amongst other constitutional provisions, in the entrenchment of a comprehensive range ... -
Application of the Islamic Law of Succession in South Africa
(Researchgate, 2020-10)Muslims have been living in South Africa for over 300 years. There are over 750 000 Muslims living in South Africa today. These persons constitute a minority religious group in a non-Muslim country. Muslims are required ... -
Applying the Gordon & Ford categorisation and the routine activities theory to cybercrime: a suitable target
(IIMC International Information Management Corporation, 2017)This article speaks to the societal implications of technology by discussing the problems presented by cybercrime. It identifies a twofold problem. The first is that the proliferation of cybercrime is outstripping the ... -
The appointment and dismissal of the NDPP: Instability since 1998
(Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)The position of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has emerged since 1998 as one of the most unstable positions in government. This can to a large degree t be ascribed to how appointments and dismissals are ...