Browsing Masters Degrees (Public Law) by Title
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Die aard van borgverrigtinge met spesifieke verwysing na die toepassing van die reels van die bewysreg op sodanige verrigtinge
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: When evaluating a bail application, the court must take into consideration the interests of the accused against those of the community. The main goal of this assessment is to find a balance between ...
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Access to justice for non-citizens : a constitutional analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The rights entrenched in the Bill of Rights in South Africa’s final Constitution are, with a few exceptions, guaranteed to citizens and non-citizens alike. South Africa has seen an influx of migrants, ...
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Administrative justice and tribunals in South Africa : a commonwealth comparison
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the field of administrative law, the judiciary has traditionally exercised control over the administrative actions of the executive through judicial review. However, judicial review is neither the most ...
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The admissibility of a case before the International Criminal Court : an analysis of jurisdiction and complementarity
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) will come into operation after the 60th ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court of 1998. The ICC will have jurisdiction ...
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The admissibility of unconstitutionally obtained evidence : issues concerning impeachment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-05)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The law regarding the admissibility of unconstitutionally obtained evidence for impeaching the accused's testimony is still undeveloped. This work discusses three of the options available to South ...
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The Application of the Joint Criminal Enterprise Doctrine in International Criminal Law for the Prosecution of Sexual Offences
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The aim of my thesis is to test Haffajee‟s propositions in order to determine the most suitable construction of the Joint Criminal Enterprise (“JCE”) doctrine to establish a link between an accused and ...
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The child's right against exploitation in the form of pornography on the Internet : a South African perspective
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: With the arrival of the Internet, the availability of pornography, and especially child pornography, has increased tremendously. This rapidly developing technological wonderworld has brought the dark ...
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The conceptualisation of environmental justice within the context of the South African constitution
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this dissertation is to conceptualise the principle of "environmental justice". In doing so it attempts to determine its meaning, assess its possible use for the protection of environmental ...
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Consenting to objectifying treatment? Human dignity and individual freedom
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to determine whether an individual can and/or should be allowed to consent to objectifying treatment. This necessitated the determination of the meaning of dignity, the ...
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Constitutionality of the rules governing sectional title schemes
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Various types of rules govern many areas of life in a sectional title scheme. The Sectional Titles Act 95 of 1986 prescribes model management and conduct rules in its regulations. Other non-prescribed ...
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Contract formation and the Internet : an analysis of contract formation in English, South African and German law with special regard to the Internet
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation examines the conclusion of contracts on the Internet in English and South African law on the one hand, and German law on the other. Because these legal systems have not developed ...
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Copyright law and the Internet : in modern South African law
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-09)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Internet is coming more and more into focus of national and international legislation. Especially with regard to copyright law, the rapid growth of the Internet, its global character, its novel ...
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Criminal liability of Internet providers in Germany and other jurisdictions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with the criminal liability of Internet providers. The focus is on Germany, but the analysis is put in a wider, comparative context. This is done with reference to South Africa, as ...
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A critical assessment of the exercise of universal jurisdiction by South African courts
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Universal jurisdiction is a relatively new concept in South Africa and a rather controversial concept in international criminal law. It is often discussed but rarely applied. Universal jurisdiction refers ...
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A critical comparative analysis of anti-bribery legislation in the BRICS countries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Recent years have proven to be quite progressive in terms of the development of anti-corruption legislation, especially with the promulgation of the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and the increased ...
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A delicate balance : equality, non-discrimination and affirmative action in Namibian constitutional law, as compared to South African and U.S. constitutional law
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines the constitutional law of equality, non-discrimination and affirmative action in Namibia, and compares it to that of South Africa and the United States. Namibian judicial interpretation ...
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Development of the law regarding inaedificatio : a constitutional analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Inaedificatio entails that movables that have been permanently attached to land through building cease to exist as independent things and become part of the land. Courts have adopted different approaches ...
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Double criminality in international extradition law
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The object of the thesis is to examine the content and status of the double criminality principle in international extradition law. The double criminality principle says a fugitive c annat be extradited ...
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Electronic communication in the workplace : employer vs employee legal rights
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The monitoring of electronic communication is likely to face all employers sooner or later. The rapid advancement in technology aimed at helping to monitor electronic communication, makes it easier ...
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Evaluation of the international law regarding humanitarian intervention in human rights abuses not breaching international peace and security
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study exammes, m stages of development, the existing law regarding humanitarian intervention, problems in respect of this law and cases of intervention. More specifically, intervention in human ...
