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Theses and Dissertations (Public Law): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The United Nations Committee for the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN and UNCOPUOS) drafted the five outer space treaties in little more than a decade and thereby created a completely new specialisation in international ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Transformative constitutionalism, popularised in the context of South Africa’s transition from an apartheid State to constitutional democracy in 1994, arguably provides a valuable framework or constitutional ethos for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The title of my mini-dissertation is ‘An International Authority in the Case of First Contact with an Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence’, the aim of which is to identify a suitable organization in international law to issue ...
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An inquiry into the role of the National Assembly to hold the executive to account in South Africa (University of Pretoria, 2022)The National Assembly as one of the house of Parliament of the Republic of South Africa is given the constitutional mandate to ensure accountability. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa in section 55 empowers ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)In a post-Cold War epoch, states’ proliferation of nuclear weapons and fissionable materials in the pursuit of nuclear dominance is becoming increasingly apparent. This is evidenced by non-nuclear weapon states’ breaches ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The doctrine of command responsibility is a well-established norm of customary and conventional international law. This doctrine imputes criminal responsibility on a commander or superior for unlawful acts of his or her ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Humanity may just be touching the edges of our own Solar System but space immediately outside of Earth – the orbital planes– is growing congested with space objects. The steady evolution of non-governmental space entities ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Contemporary constitutional jurisprudence and the legal order have an historical deficit to fill in respect of the recognition of African traditional ‘religion’, particularly in the Swazi context. A combination of inherited ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This study provides an analysis of the historical development of international air law and highlights current international air law applicable to UAS. It argues that international air law was historically drafted to ensure ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Since 2002, International Criminal Court has been tasked with the prosecution of individuals who have committed the most serious of international crimes; namely War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide and Aggression. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)This thesis seeks to examine the practice of traditional medicine in South Africa by providing an analysis of the regulatory framework of this system of medicine, which is original to Africa and is practised from a perspective ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Mining is a significant economic contributor in both developing and developed countries. The industry is responsible for the creation of cities, communities, industries, employment, and infrastructure. Although mining has ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)All forms of discrimination are prohibited in terms of the South African Constitution. This prohibition also extends to the labour arena. Any forms of discrimination in the workplace are prohibited. There is a general ...
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Fostering transparency and accountability in the administration of mining tax incentives in Zimbabwe (University of Pretoria, 2023)Tax incentives have historically been used as an investment promotion tool in many sectors including the mining industry. Recently however, the global use of tax incentives has been associated with tax base erosion and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)In August 2021, a news website article highlighted the disastrous way in which a South African mine; Blyvooruitzicht Gold Mine near Carletonville was closed down. This was another trenchant example of disastrous mine ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)It has been over 22 years since the Grootboom matter was adjudicated by the Constitutional Court and not much transformation has been achieved. Millions of South Africans continue to live under extreme poverty due to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)The current study looked at the International Humanitarian Law Frameworks on humanitarian assistance and access in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers wanted to determine whether or not these rules ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The South African Investment Climate has been developing since the dawn of democracy. The government of South Africa has entered into different BITs immediately after the end of the apartheid government. This was done as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This study aims to explore the inclusion of the prohibition of terrorism as part of the Rome Statute. This study is important in that it sheds light on the nature of the crime of terrorism, a concept as unclear as it ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This mini-dissertation looks at human trafficking in non-international armed conflicts and evaluates whether or not the law of non-international armed conflicts sufficiently prohibits and deals with human trafficking to ...
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