Recognition and enforcement of foreign child support orders are characterised by persistent difficulties because, in most cases, child support orders are required to be re-evaluated over time because of changed circumstances. ...

Due to a lack of authority in Roman-Dutch law in respect of claims for psychological harm, our courts in South Africa relied on English law for guidance, in particular the tort of negligence, where emphasis is placed on ...

Surrogacy is an assisted reproductive technology method that enables a woman to carry the pregnancy of commissioning parent(s) to term and hand over the child after birth. This thesis examines the practice regulation of ...

The advancement in medical technology over the past few decades has brought hope to infertile people and same-sex couples to have their own families in circumstances where it would not have been possible for them otherwise, ...

After 15 November 2000, a customary marriage must satisfy the provisions of section 3(1) of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998. Section 3(1)(b) incorporates the living customary law requirements into ...

We find ourselves in an era of intelligent machines as technology pushes the boundaries towards the fourth industrial revolution. AI is already here in disruptive narrow forms, cutting across the globe and leaving almost ...

The standard of the reasonable person or its equivalent, in general, is used in many jurisdictions to determine fault in the form of negligence. Although the standard is predominantly objective it is also subjective in ...

The Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990 came into operation thirty years ago and has remained relatively unchanged since its promulgation. The stated objective of the Act is to provide the surviving spouse with ...

The influence of reasonableness on the South African law of delict is evident in establishing all the individual elements of a delict. To some extent, there is confusion and uncertainty in general on the role of reasonableness ...