Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Law"

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    • Book Review: The Future of African Customary Law 

      Moosa, Najma (University of the Western Cape, 2022)
      In the abstract of "The Future of African Customary Law" the editors state that it …is intended to promote discussion and understanding of customary law and to explore its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa…[It] ...

    • Demarcating provincial and local powers regarding liquor retail 

      de Visser, Jaap (Unisa Press, 2004)
      Local government’s newly acquired status as a fully-fledged sphere of government with constitutionally protected powers is slowly gaining momentum. Now that the dust is slowly settling around the demarcation and ...

    • Desire and language in Derrida’s 'Force of Law' 

      De Ville, Jacques (Franz Steiner Verlag, 2009)
      In this article, the author proposes a reading of 'Force of Law' from two angles: boundless desire and the ‘law’ of language. The author contends that an analysis from these perspectives casts new light on the notion of ...

    • Federalism under pressure: Federal ‘health’ factors and ‘co-morbidities’ 

      Steytler, Nico (Routledge, 2021)
      The Covid-19 pandemic has been a ‘focusing event’ (Béland et al. 2020) for federalism like no other, placing it under the microscope and giving rise to the three questions set out in the introduction of this book. Each ...

    • Introduction: COVID-19 and the Law in Africa 

      Durojaye, Ebenezer; Lwabukuna, Olivia; Oette, Lutz; Williams-Elegbe, Sope (Cambridge University Press, 2021)
      Following its arrival in African countries in February 2020, COVID-19 has severely tested fragile health systems and economies. Since then, it has taken a heavy toll on individual lives and collective wellbeing. In ...

    • Law and justice at the dawn of the 21st century: Essays in honour of Lovell Derek Fernandez 

      Martin, Bernard; Koen, Raymond (University of the Western Cape, 2016)
      Essays in honour of Lovell Derek Fernandez, Lawyer, Linguist, Mensch

    • Restorative justice as postmodern justice: exegesis and critique 

      Koen, Raymond (University of the Western Cape, 2016)
      This essay explores the relationship between postmodernism and RJ. Postmodernism quickly outgrew its non-legal origins and has extended its reach to incorporate matters legal. Already, it has established a significant presence ...