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Imperfect transition – local government reform in South Africa 1994-2012
(SUN Press, 2012)
Local government is a mirror of the larger political and economic forces, cleavages and
problems that are shaping South African society. It is these deeper fault lines in society,
rather than the Zuma government’s ...
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, ...
Insulating administrative decision-making relating to individual staff appointments from political meddling: Manana v King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality
(Juta Law, 2012)
Introduction: The Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 (hereafter 'the Municipal Systems Act') provides that the municipal manager is responsible for the appointment of staff, other than managers that report ...
A foreskin too far? Religious, medical or customary circumcision and the Children's Act 38 of 2005 in the context of HIV/AIDS
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This article analyses the legal framework surrounding male circumcision (infant and youth) in South Africa, having explained the requirements of international human rights law. Provincial legislation regulating traditional ...
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 ...
Legal pluralism and the right to family life and the transfer of offenders who are nationals of African countries, within Africa to Africa
(Routledge Taylor Francis Group, 2013)
Globalisation has been accompanied by, inter alia, the movement of people from
their countries of nationality or citizenship to other countries in search of better
opportunities. Some of these people have been convicted ...