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Self-Regulated corporate social responsibility: the impact on employment relations at European corporations in South and Southern Africa: a preliminary overview
(Juta Law, 2009)
Introduction:Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a complex topic that has generated a host of policy documents and a vast literature. This article sets out to examine a very specific aspect of it: the impact of CSR ...
Derrida and legal scholarship: A certain step beyond
(Springer, 2009)
A book review of 'Derrida and Legal Philosophy' edited by Peter Goodrich, Florian Hoffmann, Michel Rosenfeld, Cornelia Vismann, published by Palgrave Macmillan (Basingstoke, Hampshire/New York), 2008, ISBN-13: 978-0-230-57361-1.
Developmental local government in South Africa: institutional fault lines
(UTS Centre for Local Government, 2009)
This paper provides a brief introduction to the recent history of, as well as the
legal and policy framework for, local government in South Africa. It discusses the
transformation of local government from a racially ...
Rethinking the notion of a 'higher law': Heidegger and Derrida on the Anaximander fragment
(Springer, 2009)
The Anaximander fragment, in the readings of both Heidegger and Derrida, speaks of that which exceeds positive law. In this article, the author provides a detailed reading of Heidegger’s Der Spruch des Anaximander, showing ...
The constitutional family in the Law of Succession
(Juta Law, 2009)
This article traces the development of the constitutional family in the South African law of succession through a synopsis of Constitutional Court and High Court judgments on the application of the Intestate Succession Act ...
Correcting the historical asymmetry between rights: The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)
On 10 December 2008, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. The Optional Protocol ensures that, just like victims ...
A tale of two federations: Comparing language rights in South Africa and Ethiopia
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)
The success of a federal arrangement in accommodating ethnic diversity
cannot be measured solely on the basis of its language rights regime.
However, it is generally agreed that a well-designed language rights regime
goes ...
The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the promotion and protection of refugees' rights
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)
African countries have been host to and have produced refugees for decades. These refugees have fled their countries for various reasons, including political and religious reasons. Many African countries are party to the ...
International human rights law and foreign case law in interpreting constitutional rights: The Supreme Court of Uganda and the death penalty question.
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2009)
On 21 January 2009, the Supreme Court of Uganda handed down a judgment in which it held that the death penalty was constitutional, that a mandatory death sentence was unconstitutional, that hanging as a mode of execution ...
Life imprisonment in South Africa: yesterday, today, and tomorrow
(Juta Law, 2009)
Life imprisonment has been part of South Africa's penal regime for decades. This article analyses how this form of punishment has changed in meaning in since 1906. The author looks at life imprisonment during the death ...