• Intersections of law and cooperative global climate governance challenges in the anthropocene 

  Ruppel, Oliver C. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

  Oliver C. Ruppel joined the Department of Mercantile Law, Stellenbosch University (SU) as professor in January 2011. Until then he held one of the 14 prestigious Chairs in the Academic Programme of the World Trade ...
• Harmonising the Law of Sale in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): An Analysis of Selected Models 

  Shumba, Tapiwa (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is generally recognised that diversity of laws may act as a barrier to the development of trade, both at international and regional level. In a globalised era, trade is necessary for economic development ...
• Substantive equality, affirmative action and the alleviation of poverty in South Africa : a socio-legal inquiry 

  Katiyatiya, Luyando Martha (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Substantive equality is a constitutional imperative, hence the need for strategies that attempt to realise it for the sake of genuine social reconstruction. The principle of equality runs through all other ...
• Copyright : rebalancing the public and private interests in the areas of education and research 

  Wang, Jia (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)

  The general public should have wide access to copyrighted materials for education and research. However, since the current copyright law system subtly favors copyright holders, it is time to re-evaluate copyright law to ...
• A comparative study of law and practice of arbitration in Kenya, Nigeria and Zimbabwe, with particular reference to current problems in Kenya 

  Torgbor, Edward Nii Adja (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Arbitration as a mode of dispute settlement has been growing steadily all over the world. The momentum for commercial arbitration in particular was provided by the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International ...
• Open-source software and the rationale for copyright protection of computer programs 

  Karjiker, Sadulla (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The rationale for the legal protection of copyright works is based on the perceived need to encourage the creation of works which are considered to be socially beneficial. By awarding authors proprietary ...
• Users' entitlements under the fair dealing exceptions to copyright 

  Shay, Richard Michael (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis analyses current South African copyright law to ascertain the proper interpretation and application of the fair dealing provisions contained in the Copyright Act 98 of 1978. Copyright law ...
• Een rechtsvergelijkende studie tussen het Nederlandse en Zuid-Afrikaanse ontslagrecht : met als deelonderwerp, retrenchment 

  Abbo, Tertius (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1992-11)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The central concern of this thesis is retrenchment. It begins with an overview of the law concerning dismissal whereafter the general position relating to retrenchment and the guidelines of the ...
• The trade, development and cooperation agreement between the Republic of South Africa and the European Union : an analysis with special regard to the negotiating process, the contents of the agreement, the applicability of WTO law and the Port and Sherry Agreement 

  Volz, Eckehard (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with the Trade, Development and Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) between the European Union and the Republic of South Africa, which was concluded in October 1999. In particular, the ...
• The Protection of Privacy in the Workplace: A Comparative Study 

  Gondwe, Mimmy (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The importance of privacy lies in the fact that it represents the very idea of human dignity or the preservation of the ‘inner sanctum’. Not surprisingly, however, operational concerns of employers and ...
• The external relations of company groups in South African law : a critical comparative analysis 

  Stevens, Richard Arno (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Groups of companies are part of the realities of the modern economic system. Despite the fact that such groups often function as a single economic entity, the legal point of departure remains that each ...
• Public employment and the relationship between labour and administrative law 

  Loots, Barbara Evelyn (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The focus of this study is the rights-based normative overlap of labour and administrative law in public employment. As the judiciary appeared to be unable to agree on a unified approach to the application ...
• The meaning of public purpose and public interest in Section 25 of the Constitution 

  Nginase, Xolisa Human (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

  ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis discusses the meaning of public purpose and public interest in s 25 of the Final Constitution. The main question that is asked is: how does ‘public purpose’ differ from ‘public interest’, ...
• The legal regulation of the external company auditor in Post-Enron South Africa 

  Drake, Hannine (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)

  The worldwide increase of corporate failures on the scale of Enron and WorldCom has sparked a renewed international trend of corporate governance review. With the external company auditor blamed at least in part for many ...
• The legal risks associated with trading in derivatives in a merchant bank 

  Terblanche, Janet Rene (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)

  The research defines derivatives as private contracts, with future rights and obligations imposed on all parties, used to hedge or transfer risk, which derives value from an underlying asset price or index, which asset ...
• Geslag en Regstellende Aksie in die Werkplek 

  Loots, Barbara Evelyn (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)

  The concept of affirmative action, in contrast to discrimination, does not have a universal uniform meaning. On the one hand affirmative action can be seen as an attempt to promote equal opportunities for individuals or ...
• The legal regulation of corporate governance with reference to international trends 

  Horn, Roelof Combrinck (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)

  Corporate governance is defined as the system by which companies are managed and controlled. The concept came to the fore with the Cadbury Report in England in 1992 and has since been the topic of much academic discussion. ...
• The significance of postmodern theories of interpretation for contractual interpretation : a critical analysis 

  Du Toit, Gerhard (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)

  The objective of this study is to examine the significance of postmodern insights regarding interpretation (especially the rejection of intentionalism) and subjectivity for contractual interpretation theory. In Part One ...
• The transfer of undertakings with specific reference to the transfer of insolvent undertakings - an evolution of the South African law 

  Spree, Wolfgang (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)

  The freedom to transfer an undertaking is part of the employer’s freedom of contract. The transferee of an undertaking under the common law has the right to choose whether he wants to contract with employees or not. By ...
• Korporatiewe bestuur en die demografiese profiel van nie-uitvoerende maatskappydirekteure in Suid-Afrika 

  Dippenaar, Annelene (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)

  The collapse of Enron, WorldCom and other companies and the worldwide adoption of codes of good corporate governance have highlighted the poor standard of corporate governance systems and brought about big changes in this ...

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