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Browsing Special Collections by Type "Event"
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Joubert, 'Ora; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Architecture
(2007-03-08)
This presentation decries the dismal state of contemporary South African architecture as exemplified by our user-unfriendly city centres, ungainly and neglected civic spaces and alien, stylistically-driven commercial and ...
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Botha, C.J. (Christo); University of Pretoria. Dept. of Public Law
(2007-10-29)
With reference to incidents where rule of law has been disregarded by the South African government and pointing to the danger of paraliament becoming a mere rubber stamp for the executive, the author urges legal academics ...
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Boezaart, C.J. (Trynie); University of Pretoria. Dept. of Private Law
(2008-08-28)
The legal relationships governed by the rules of
Private Law entail the most intimate ones in which people involve themselves. While the rules of Private Law aim at harmonising these
relationships on the one hand it also ...
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Marchetti-Mercer, Maria Chiara
(2007-04-18)
The English word "home" and what it represents is not easy to translate although the yearning associated with it is to be found expressed in other languages. Home, together with the search for belonging, are both concepts, ...
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Rossouw, Deon; Rossouw, Deon; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Philosophy
(University of Pretoria, 2006-07-19)
Abstract by author: Mae West once said: "I generally avoid temptation, unless I can't resist it." Oscar Wilde seems to have been even worse off when it comes to temptations as he said: "I can resist everything except ...
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Cukrowski, Ignacy
(2007-03-12)
Abstract by author: Electrochemistry started from the development of new sources of energy by Volta 200 hundred years ago. Still today this is a most urgent problem to solve for our civilisation to survive. Theory of ...