The elephant in the room : tracking the legal history of Ivory in South Africa to the 2000s

dc.contributor.advisorHarris, Karen
dc.contributor.emailginegebhardt@gmail.comen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduateGebhardt, Giné
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-29T12:20:38Z
dc.date.available2021-11-29T12:20:38Z
dc.date.created2022
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSocSci (History))--University of Pretoria, 2021.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe poaching of elephants and trade in both legal and illegal ivory is a complex topic which is ever present in wildlife conservation discussions. This dissertation presents a historical overview of the legal history of the South African ivory trade and ivory poaching. The majority of the research on the topic has tended to look at the economic aspect as being the root cause of the ivory trade. However, this dissertation has argued that it is as much a social and political dilemma. The study considers the origin and development of certain pieces of legislation, which were promulgated to regulate activity related to wildlife and its consumption and focuses on South Africa’s failed legal measures in addressing elephant poaching and the ivory trade. While this dissertation focuses on the ivory trade and elephant poaching, it also draws attention to the fact that South Africa’s environmental and conservation laws are insufficient. Gen_ZA
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dc.description.degreeMSocSci (History)en_ZA
dc.description.departmentHistorical and Heritage Studiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citation*en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherA2022en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/82879
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTDen_ZA
dc.subjectHistoryen_ZA
dc.titleThe elephant in the room : tracking the legal history of Ivory in South Africa to the 2000sen_ZA
dc.typeDissertationen_ZA

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