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A descriptive analysis of South African and Islamic abortion legislation and local Muslim community responses
(Yozmot Heiliger Ltd, 2002)
The issue of abortion has been the subject of much debate in the recent past in South Africa. Prior to 1996 abortion legislation was punitive and therefore one with which conservative Muslims could identify. Since 1996 the ...
Oil on troubled waters? The slippery interface between the contract of employment and statutory labour law
(Juta Law, 2008)
Introduction: Although in labour law the term ‘employment relationship’ means more than a contractual relationship, in the vast majority of cases the contract of employment serves as ‘port of entry’ to the employment ...
Realising children's rights to legal representation and to be heard in judicial proceedings: an update
(Juta Law, 2008)
South Africa still has some way to go towards ensuring that children's rights to legal representation and to be heard are fully implemented in relation to judicial proceedings affecting them. Nonetheless, some emerging ...
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 ...
The limits imposed upon freedom of testation by the boni mores: Lessons from common law and civil law (continental) legal systems
(Juta, 2000)
This article investigates the limitation of freedom of testation in terms of the boni mores or public policy from a legal-comparative perspective. The limits imposed by public policy on freedom of testamentary disposition ...
The transfer of enterprises and the protection of employment benefits in South and Southern Africa
(Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, 2004)
Introduction:The era of globalisation has brought sweeping change to the workplace.
Transfers, mergers, outsourcing and an erosion of employment security
have been among the consequences. In a country with an inadequate
social ...
From archaic to modern law: Uganda's Refugees Act 2006 and her international obligations
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2008)
Uganda enacted its first law to deal with refugees in 1955, which was
repealed in 1960 by the Control of Alien Refugees Act. While the 1960 law
was still in force, Uganda ratified international and regional human ...
The numbering of days: Sentencing and prison population growth
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2007)
On 30 May 2007 the Criminal Law Amendment Bill (15 of 2007) was tabled in Parliament, proposing amendments to what has become known as the 'minimum sentences' legislation. The proposed amendments herald another chapter in ...
What happened to the Child Justice Bill? The process of law reform relating to child offenders
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2006)
Children who are accused of crimes in South Africa are governed by the same legislation as adults. The urgent need to develop a separate child justice system culminated in the release of the draft Child Justice Bill in ...
Well worth the wait? The Sexual Offences Bill in 2006
(Institute for Security Studies (ISS), 2006)
The Sexual Offences Bill finally seems to be winding its way to conclusion in parliament. It has taken three years to reach this point since its first introduction in 2003, raising serious questions about the government's ...