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Browsing Research Articles (Public Law) by Title
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Malan, Jacobus J. (Koos); Grobbelaar-Du Plessis, IIze
(LexisNexis, 2020-05)
Die Hoogste Hof van Appel het op 29 November 2019 in die saak van Qwelane v SAHRC
& Others (686/2018) [2019] ZASCA 67 artikel 10 van die Wet op die Bevordering van
Gelykheid en die Voorkoming van Onbillike Diskriminasie ...
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Howarth, Graham; Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960-
(Health and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG), 2014)
This article examines the question of whether private obstetric care in South Africa (SA) can be saved in view of the escalation in medical
and legal costs brought about by a dramatic increase in medical negligence ...
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Laurens, Johannes B.; Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960-
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-10)
The legalisation of cannabis by the High Court of South Africa, which was confirmed by the Constitutional Court, imposes challenges to
occupational medical practitioners acting as medical review officers in compliance ...
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De Wet, Erika
(Faculty of Law, North West University, 2014)
The Fick case which was decided by the Constitutional Court on 27 June 2013 was
the first time since its inception that the Constitutional Court was confronted with
the status of a binding international decision within ...
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Woolman, Stu (Stuart Craig)
(Juta Law, 2008)
No abstract available
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Abdulrauf, Lukman Adebisi
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2018)
This article analyses the tension between the rule of law and the
increasing use of electronic surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa. Indeed, in
the sub-Saharan region today, the rule of law is severely under threat.
These ...
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Gerber, L.J. (Leonardus); Grogan, Renée L.
(Elsevier, 2020-04)
Advances and innovation in deep-water technologies have fuelled a rapid and increased interest in the commercial exploitation of deep seabed minerals. Notwithstanding the apparent momentum in this sector, numerous regulatory, ...
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Van Rooyen, Kobus
(OpenJournals Publishing, 2014-11-20)
As a lawyer, it is a privilege to contribute to this Festschrift in honour of Professor Doctor Johan
Buitendag. His entire career has been a quest for the truth. In the process, he has fearlessly
rejected political agendas ...
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Bradley, Martha M.; De Beer, Aniel
(Juta Law, 2021)
This contribution considers a possible legal framework for holding organised armed groups (“OAGs”) collectively responsible for acts of sexual
and genderbased
violence (“SGBV”) during noninternational
armed conflicts. ...
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De Wet, Erika
(The Verloren van Themmat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA, 2017)
Since the end of the Second World War, there has been a proliferation
of international human rights treaties, both within the United Nations
system as well as at the regional level. These instruments are aimed at
protecting ...
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Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960-
(Elsevier, 2019-01)
This commentary, on an essay written by Konnoth, considers the stance taken and motivated by the said author whereby the term “medical civil rights” and the application thereof should be recognised, specifically in context ...
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Carstens, Pieter Albert, 1960-
(Elsevier, 2020-01-19)
This commentary, on an essay written by Konnoth, considers the stance taken
and motivated by the said author whereby the term ‘‘medical civil rights’’ and the application
thereof should be recognised, specifically in ...
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Van Rooyen, Kobus
(Juta Law, 2018)
I have read Communications Law with admiration for its comprehensive nature. Once again, the
importance of freedom of expression as a fundamental right and the right to information have struck me
with nothing less than ...
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Rossouw, Theresa M.; Boswell, Michael T.; Nienaber, A.G. (Annelize Gertruida); Moodley, K.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07)
Infectious diseases pandemics have devastating health, social and economic consequences, especially in developing countries such as South
Africa. Scarce medical resources must often be rationed effectively to contain the ...
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Rossouw, Theresa M.; Nienaber, A.G. (Annelize Gertruida); Boswell, Michael T.; Moodley, K.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2020-07)
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought discussions around the appropriate and fair rationing of scare resources to the forefront. This is of
special importance in a country such as South Africa (SA), where scarce resources ...
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Fombad, Charles Manga; Abdulrauf, Lukman Adebisi
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
The need to act swiftly in times of emergency gives
governments a reason to exercise emergency powers. This is a legally
valid and accepted practice in modern democracies. Post-independence
African constitutions contained ...
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Feris, Loretta A.
(Faculty of Law, North West University, 2006)
Environmental enforcement remains a problem in South African environmental law. This may be attributed partly to the lack of capacity and insufficient resources within national and provincial government. It also may be a ...
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Bekink, Bernard; Bekink, Mildred
(LexisNexis, 2010)
One of the fundamental objectives of any legal system is to ensure that the
system is inherently fair and accessible. Many legal systems in the world today
are criticised for their lack of fairness, accessibility and, ...
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Tladi, Dire
(NISC (Pty) Ltd, 2020-12)
This article considers the Constitutional Court judgment in the SADC
Tribunal judgment from the perspective of the methodology of international law. The
judgment came to the conclusion that the President’s conduct in ...
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Feris, Loretta A.
(Juta Law, 2008)
This article supports the principled proposition that all human beings have a fundamental right to an environment that is ecologically sound and does not threaten health or well-being. It also takes the position that we ...