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A survey of corruption and anti-corruption Initiatives in Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Corruption has blighted national economies in Africa. Although most African states
have subscribed to and ratified international and regional anti-corruption
conventions, corruption continues unabated. Failure to incorporate ...
The role of misinvoicing in the money laundering cycle
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
Traditionally, the emphasis of trade-based money laundering policy development
has been directed towards financial transactions where the origin of capital is
illegal, neglecting private sector companies utilising trade ...
Bitcoin regulation? Imperfect knowledge of identities and the money laundering risk: A West African perspective
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)
Arguments for regulating Bitcoin are built mainly on the technologically disruptive
nature of the currency and its susceptibility to facilitating financial crimes on a scale
larger than financial institutions. This paper ...
Serbia the case of 'missing babies' in Serbia before the European court of human rights
(Cambridge Core, 2019)
In the case of Zorica Jovanovic v. Serbia, initiated before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in April 2008, the applicant complained of the continuing failure of the Serbian authorities to provide her with any ...
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 ...
Faskh (divorce) and intestate succession in Islamic and South African law: impact of the watershed judgment in Hassam v Jacobs and the Muslim Marriages Bill
(Juta&Company, 2014)
This article deals with intestate succession against the background of the complex Islamic legal aspects of faskh and talaq as forms of divorce. It elaborates on the divergent views held by Islamic scholars and explains ...
Muslim Marriage and Divorce in Sri Lanka: Aspects of the relevant jurisprudence
(The Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Legal Studies, 2016)
Muslims form 10 per cent of the Sri Lankan population. The country applies a mixed legal system. For many decades Muslim marriages and divorces have been governed by a separate piece of legislation. Courts in Sri Lanka ...
The problem of private-to-private corruption
(University of the Western Cape, 2017)
Corruption has huge detrimental effects, and private-to-private corruption contributes
hugely to this detriment. Its consequences match those of public corruption,
particularly in the contemporary world, when private ...
Confronting corruption: past concerns, present challenges and future strategies
(2017)
The literature on corruption and anti-corruption has mushroomed over the last decade or so. Of course, all research and writing on the problem of corruption and the fight against it are to be welcomed. Regrettably, however, ...
A missing link in the Traditional Courts Bill 2017 evidence obtained through human rights violations
(ISS & the University of Cape Town, 2018)
The issue of admission of evidence obtained through human rights violations is central to a criminal
justice system as a mechanism through which to prevent overzealous prosecution by the state and
ensure protection of ...