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Browsing Law by Type "Dissertation"
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Yell, Sam Arlene
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
To contextualise, the problem with foster care in South Africa dates back to the early 2000s. In 2002, the then Minister of Social Development publicly indicated that relatives caring for orphans could seek to regularise ...
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Northover, Roxanne Kayleigh
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is a contentious but highly topical phenomenon that occurs in South Africa. The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act of 2002 (the ‘MPRDA’) is responsible for much of the ...
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Husselmann, Charlemaine
(University of Pretoria, 2019)
The analysis undertaken provides a comparison between the Namibian Abortion and Sterilization Act 2 of 1975 and the South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996. Given the unique history of both countries, ...
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Gebrehiwot, Tigist
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
This research critically analyse the existing international intellectual property regime with regard to protection of Genetic Resources (GRs) and Traditional Knowledge (TK) in respect of developing countries. It further ...
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Ekeke, Alex Cyril
(University of Pretoria, 2014)
Locus standi is a Latin word for standing. Traditionally, it implies that a litigant must have
sufficient interest to apply to the court for the enforcement of the right of another person,
challenge the actions of the ...
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Ouédraogo, Bertille Charlotte
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Cooperation between the European Union and Burkina Faso began several decades ago.
Trade relations between the two partners are significant, with the European Union representing Burkina Faso's third-largest economic ...
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Joubert, Pierre
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
Over the past decades sport has changed dramatically with regard to, amateurism to professionalism, the abolition of racial segregation in sport, equality in sport on all levels, media coverage of sport; just to mention a ...
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Scott, Tobias Johannes
(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-19)
The capital maintenance rules stem from the English company law and were primarily aimed at protecting the rights of a company’s creditors. Before the introduction of the Companies Amendment Act 37 of 1998, a company was ...
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Malahlela, Segala Peter
(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-29)
The Companies Act, 71 of 2008 repealed the Companies Act, of 61 of 1973, the former Act came into operation on the 1st May 2011.The repealing of the 1973 Act meant that a new legal dispensation was ushered in, these changes ...
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Viljoen, Johannes Arnoldus
(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-12)
Please read the abstract in the dissertation Copyright
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Wessels, Francois Claassens
(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-29)
This work comprises a critical analysis of the section 48 acquisition of shares. Various predicaments inherent to such distributions are noted, and the financial, accounting, economic and statistical aspects pertaining to ...
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Mohlala, Makgale
(University of Pretoria, 2012-08-30)
The amendment of the Companies Act 61 of 1973 in 1999 by Companies Amendment Act 37 of 1999 made it possible for the first time, in South Africa, for a company to acquire its own shares and for a subsidiary to acquire ...
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Asheela, Ndatega Victoria
(University of Pretoria, 2012)
In South African insolvency law, in as much as debt relief measures are contained in three pieces of legislation, a discharge from debt is only available to an insolvent debtor whose estate has been sequestrated and he is ...
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Muheki, Stella
(University of Pretoria, 2010-10-04)
At the inception of the World trade organization (WTO) in 1995, the organization's provisions for a formal dispute settlement mechanism under the Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes ...
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Showers, Adewale Benjamin Samuel
(University of Pretoria, 2013-01-09)
No abstract available.
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Van der Merwe, Abrie
(University of Pretoria, 2017)
This dissertation will examine the legality of assisted dying procedures performed in the Republic of South Africa. This is due to the rising awareness about terminal patients’ dignity and autonomy at the end of their life. ...
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Kriek, Mynie Elizabeth
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
The purpose of this dissertation is to assess whether the South African model of ex-tending majority-support bargaining council agreements is constitutional and whether it passes scrutiny when compared to the norms of the ...
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Gerber, Gideon Adolf
(University of Pretoria, 2018)
The objective of this dissertation is to examine the new statutory offence of “fronting” within the context of broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) introduced in South African law. The social and political ...
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Pearce, Dominique
(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Cryptocurrencies are a recent phenomenon that has taken the world by storm and has created overnight millionaires. However, with any emerging technology, comes opportunities, along with challenges. Finding an effective ...
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Chinomona, Rutendo
(University of Pretoria, 2013)
This study is an analysis on the rights of women in the new Zimbabwean Constitution with reference to International Law. It seeks to answer the question does the new Constitution address the limitations of the old with ...