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Showing 1 to 20 of 42 for “"Legal position"”.
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The fraud exception in international documentary credit transactions seen from an English and German perspective
… particularly the issuing or confirming bank's legal position of vis a vis the beneficiary. The inquiry will be taken from the perspective of English and German law, with the main focus on that very important English case, United City Merchants v Royal Bank of Canada1. The legal • position of …
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Islamic Bioethics: National Regulations and Guidelines of Human Stem Cell Research in the Muslim World
… religious decrees do not constitute a unified legal framework to promote essential international collaborations. The existing literature exhibits a limitation in comprehensive studies on human stem cell research (HSCR) in the newly joined countries of the Muslim world regarding HSCR policy …
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A critical and comparative analysis of legal provisions regulating privacy aspects of genetic testing within the U.K.
… research aims to determine whether or not the legal provisions, which regulate the privacy and confidentiality aspects of genetic testing adequately realise their stated or implied goals. This will be achieved by developing a detailed understanding of the manner in which current law regulates …
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Constitutionalising the common law : considering the constitutional dispensation which affords all workers protection via section 23 of the constitution
… and Labour Court judgment; (v) The current legal position of prostitution in South Africa; (vi) The requirements for a meaningful transformation in the legal treatment of sex workers particularly as regards their entitlement to the protections afforded to vulnerable workers provided in the …
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El derecho hereditario de la mujer: de Roma al código civil
The present research begins with a historical exposition of the role of women in the most influential societies, both the role they play within the family and their legal position within the clan and in the society of which is part, to end up analyzing how it affected the right to succession. The …
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Application of prescribed minimum sentencing legislation on juvenile offenders in South Africa
… juvenile offenders. It also sets out the current legal position in South Africa with regard to sentencing of juvenile offenders.
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Climate Change and Human Rights. Exploring Human Rights-Based Climate Litigation
… on uncovering the litigants’ incentives and legal position by studying the interconnectedness of climate change and human rights in their relevant international and regional frameworks. Following this analysis, which identifies the shortcomings of the UN Climate Change Regime in addressing …
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Joint operating agreements: a consideration of legal aspects relevant to joint operating agreements used in Great Britain and Australia by participants thereto to regulate the joint undertaking of exploration for petroleum in offshore areas, with particular reference to their rights and duties
… a typical Joint Operating Agreement within the legal regimes of Great Britain and Australia. Against this background the main issues addressed in this thesis are- 1. the nature of the joint venture?; 2. the relationship between the Participants inter se; and 3. the relationship between the …
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The case for assisted dying/euthanasia in specific cases in South Africa with reference to the development of the South African and Canadian Jurisprudence under a human rights political order
… thesis also analyses in some detail the present position of assisted suicide at common law and argues that when properly understood, though the legal position is confusing and contradictory, the common law is not in conflict with the potential decriminalisation of physician assisted suicide. …
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An assessment of South Africa's obligations under the United Nations Convention against torture
I attempt to analyze South Africa's legal position pertaining to torture, in relation to the international legal framework. Since it has been established that torture and cruel inhuman and degrading treatment (CIDT) usually occur in situations where persons are deprived of personal liberty, I …
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Insurance law and the Financial Ombudsman Service [in 3 volumes]
… both insurers and insureds be able to obtain legal advice on their relative positions, without that advice having to mention unpredictable outcomes if the ombudsman chooses not to follow the strict legal position? If the law does not offer the consumer insured enough protection, should the FOS …
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Legal Dimension of the Role of African Union and United Nations in Conflict Resolution in Africa
This study examines the legal dimensions as to the role of the AU in conflict resolution in Africa specifically on the point of its ineffectiveness and capability in the region to implement its objectives related to conflict resolutions vis-à-vis the UN mandate and other related factors. The study …
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Age, gender and lawyer's work satisfaction
… who were retired, unemployed, or holding non-legal position, 1152 male lawyers and 234 female lawyers were left in the sample. The main finding was that gender does act as a moderator in the age-work value relationship, the age-work reward relationship, and the determinants of work …
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Abortion in Malta : reviewing the legal stance from a pro-choice perspective
… in Finland, this thesis examines how the current legal scenario on abortion came to be. Increasingly, international human rights law is also playing a determining role in abortion law. Human rights treaties and their monitoring bodies are exerting political pressure on states such as Ireland to …
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The Formation of Electronic Contracts in Tanzania : Law and Practice
… of technology in the world. In case the legal regime lags behind technological advancement, it should not be taken as an excuse to realizing legal rights of consumers online. This study critically reviews the legal position and practice thereof of contracts which is formed electronically …
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Admissibility of Electronic Evidence in Tanzania: Law and Practice
… the country. The lagging behind of the legal regime should not act as barrier to this branch of technological advancement. This dissertation reviews the legal position in Tanzania pertinent to electronic communications, specifically on electronically stored information when tendered as …
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Improvising Resistance: Jazz, Poetry, and the Black Arts Movement, 1960–1969
… in which significant change was made to the legal position of African-Americans within the United States, change forced by a newly, and multiply, vocalized African-American consciousness. The thesis examines the methods by which jazz and literature contributed to the construction of new …
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A critical assessment of the effectiveness of the legal framework on drug offences in Namibia
… was drawn between the Namibian and South African legal position with regard to that issue. The case law studied showed that the presumptions that are still part of the Namibian Drug Legislation have already been declared as being unconstitutional in South Africa. It was concluded that indeed the …
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