Masters Degrees (Public Law)
Recent Submissions
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A critical evaluation of South Africa's enactment of new anti-trafficking legislation in fulfilment of its international obligations to prevent, suppress and combat the trafficking of persons under the Palermo Convention
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (“Palermo Convention”) and the Protocols thereto aim to prevent and combat the international phenomena collectively known as organised ... -
Human rights obligations and South African companies : a transformative approach
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In response to colonialism, apartheid and contemporary ills, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“the Constitution”) builds its legitimacy on the fundamental restructuring of South ... -
The protection of African transgender women's rights to dignity, life and health through a teleological reading of the Maputo Protocol
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: International human rights law asserts that all individuals are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The principle of universality, read together with the rights to equality and non-discrimination, ... -
Freedom of assembly and democracy in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In apartheid-era South Africa protests were a mechanism through which the dispossessed and marginalised could challenge their exclusion. These characteristically confrontational and violent protests ... -
The potential of meaningful engagement in realising socio-economic rights: Addressing quality concerns
(2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The advent of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“the Constitution”) was a major milestone for South Africa in terms of redressing the atrocities of apartheid. While this has ... -
The indirect review of administrative action in South African law
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Section 33 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“the Constitution”) gives everyone the right to just administrative action. Administrative law gives content to, and protects, this ... -
Gathering on privately owned property: An analysis of the Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : One of the primary reasons for the promulgation of the Regulation of Gatherings Act 205 of 1993 (“Gatherings Act”) was to repeal certain statutes that heavily restricted the ability of people to protest ... -
Public interest standing in Bill of Rights litigation under the South African Constitution: Lessons from India
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Section 38(d) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, states that anyone acting in the public interest may approach a court for relief arising from the infringement or threatened ... -
An evaluation of the National Health Insurance scheme in the light of South Africa’s constitutional and international law obligations imposed by the right to health
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study ultimately concerns the right to health care under constitutional law and international law and the National Health Insurance scheme proposed for South Africa. The study begins by contextualising ... -
A critical analysis of the approach of the courts in the application of eviction remedies in the pre-constitutional and constitutional context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In the pre-constitutional era courts had a very specific approach to eviction remedies. This approach was the result of legal doctrine that regulated the concept of ownership, eviction remedies and ... -
Effective relief regarding residential property following a failure to execute an eviction order
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The eviction process relating to immovable property utilised for residential purposes can broadly be subdivided into three phases: the procedural; adjudicatory and execution phases, respectively. The ... -
The constitutionality of religious observances in South African public schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : The right to freedom of religion is one of the oldest of the internationally recognised freedoms and is entrenched in section 15(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (“Constitution”). ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Advancing the constitutional goal of social justice through a teleological interpretation of key concepts in the environmental rights in section 24
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The protection and conservation of the environment is essential for the continued existence of humankind, particularly in light of the challenges of climate change and environmental degradation. Along ... -
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, ... -
A normative approach to state secession : in search of a legitimate right to secede
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Secession is one of the oldest and probably more controversial themes of public international law. The potential of a right to secede draws even more controversy amongst international law scholars and ... -
The right of way of necessity : a constitutional analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The right of way of necessity is a special type of praedial servitude that is established over neighbouring property in favour of landlocked property – that is, property without access to a public road. ...
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