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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Constitutional and Administrative law"”.
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A principled approach to the computation of damages under Section 8 of the promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000 for losses suffered as a result of the non-performance of social welfare administrators
… are taking many months to be processed and paid. Consequently, those most in need of support are bringing actions against the Department requesting that their applications be considered and where necessary paid out. Applicants have also asked for damages for the losses that they have …
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An examination of the limits of national amnesty legislation under international criminal law
… are taking many months to be processed and paid. Consequently, those most in need of support are bringing actions against the Department requesting that their applications be considered and where necessary paid out. Applicants have also asked for damages for the losses that they have …
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Decentralising the South African Police Service: Does South Africa's current public safety crisis and the de facto decentralising of policing necessitate a critical evaluation of its present policing model?
… in South Africa has reached epidemic levels, and something needs to be done about it as a matter of urgency. While the huge socio-economic inequalities in South Africa remain the main cause of crime in South Africa, the focus of this dissertation is on the inefficient, ineffective and …
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Redistributive justice: affirming section 9 of the constitution through the imposition of a wealth tax on apartheid beneficiaries
In light of South Africa's scourge of poverty and inequality, this thesis problematises the government's rejection of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's recommendation that a wealth tax be imposed on apartheid beneficiaries. The wealth tax recommendation was premised on the fact that …
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Attaining Justice through ‘Just and Equitable Compensation': A critique of South African courts' current approach to section 25(3) of The Constitution, and determining whether ‘Expropriation without Compensation' may be considered ‘Just and Equitable'
The land debate regarding just and equitable compensation and the potential 'expropriation without compensation' amendment to section 25 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa1 has been a contentious issue in South Africa over the past year. Owing to colonialism and the apartheid …
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How to turn a Transparency Policy into a workable and effective Legal Regime
‘Democracy means being in touch and in tune with life as it's lived in our communities, and that is what we should expect from our leaders…' – Barak Obama Political parties are indispensable conduits for the enjoyment of political rights as they are responsible for aggregating and articulating …
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Hate speech under the South African Constitution: How should South African Courts interpret ‘incitement to cause harm'
… (a)must promote the values that underlie an open and democratic society based on human dignity, equality and freedom, (b)must consider international and (c) may consider foreign law”. First, I examine the role of international law in the interpretation of incitement to cause harm as required by …
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Punishing the homeless: The constitutionality of the criminalisation of homelessness in the City of Cape Town
… of the City of Cape Town's Streets Public Places and the Prevention of Nuisances By-law of 2007 and whether it violates the right to human dignity entrenched in section 10 of the Constitution. The provision prohibits begging, sitting, standing and lying in public places in the City of Cape Town. …
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Criminalising Marital Rape in Botswana: The Need for Legal Reform
… in Botswana. This means therefore that, the law of Botswana recognises other forms of rape, except for marital rape. Marital rape is a form of intimate partner violence that the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of violence Against Women refers to as domestic violence. Marital rape …
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An evaluation of aspects of group areas legislation in South Africa
… Areas Act as a major piece of 'governmental law' is undertaken. The Act (originally introduced in 1950) is a prime example of what may be termed governmental law because it constitutes the centre-piece of a comprehensive legislative and administrative regime aimed at implementing political …
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Governing globalization in South Asia through a legal praxis of human rights, development and democracy
This doctoral thesis in law seeks to understand, and begin to remedy, the immense and avoidable poverty that disenfranchises at least 30 percent of the world's most populous region. Defining South Asia as Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, the study analyses the …
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'n Analities-deskriptiewe uiteensetting en evaluasie van die KwaZulu wet op die wetboek van Zoeloereg 16 van 1985 =an analytical descriptive explanation and evaluation of the KwaZulu Act on the Code of alternate law 16, of 1985
The KwaZulu Act on the Code of Zulu Law 16 of 1985 is the continuation of a practice which commenced in 1878, with the aim of codifying Zulu law and custom. The KwaZulu Code is not a restatement of traditional Zulu law and custom. The Zulu community is exposed to influences and changes in relation …