This study was undertaken to establish whether the legal phenomenon known as a contract exist in indigenous legal systems and in particular, among the Swazi. As the underlying aims and consequences of indigenous contracts ...
This study was undertaken to establish whether rights of personality are known in indigenous law. Since indigenous law differs not only between tribes but is also affected by the degree of exposure to Western values, a ...
Ahmed, Raheel(Faculty of Law, North-West University, 2019)
In this contribution the influence of reasonableness on the element of conduct in the South African law of delict will be analysed and compared with the requirement of some form of conduct in English tort law, American ...
Ahmed, Raheel(Faculty of Law, North-West University, 2023-06-13)
American and French law, like South African law, recognises
claims for emotional or mental harm. Emotional, mental or
psychological harm was recognised by the courts only in the
nineteenth century and even though the ...
Ahmed, Raheel(Faculty of Law, North-West University, 2023-09-26)
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 ...
Die Suid-Afrikaanse omgewingsreg kry sy grondslag in velerlei statute, waarvan die Wet op
Omgewingsbewaring van 1989 die belangrikste is. Die staat is tans besig om hierdie wet en
die Geintegreerde Omgewingsbestuursbeleid ...
The Native Territories Penal Code (NTPC) was passed by the Parliament
of the Cape of Good Hope in 1886. It was part of the administrative
machinery of the Cape colonial authorities for the
Xhosa speaking people who ...
The genesis of the informal sector in Mozambique is similar to the
way it emerged in many other countries in the world, starting
mainly with small businesses performed by unemployed people,
peasent families, street ...
With the dawn of democracy, the South African social security system was in dire need
of change. The right of access to social security was for the first time entrenched as a
fundamental right in the 1995 Constitution. ...
In South Africa, crime is becoming increasingly diverse, sophisticated and difficult to combat. Criminologists believe that specific knowledge, skills and attitudes are required to address crime, criminals and victims. ...
This study explores the murder and attack of police officials as personally described and directly or indirectly experienced by police officials. Data was collected using phenomenological interviews with police officials ...
Universally complications exist concerning insurance cover for the risks posed
by pollution damage. Environmental insurance cover can be procured under
first-party or third-party insurance. For the latter, the polluter's ...
The research into case management was made necessary by the emphasis that the South African prison authorities of today placed on the rehabilitation of offenders. The lack of respect for human dignity, the need to reduce ...
South African law treats planning and the environment separately, causing
considerable problems when developing land. Concerns in this regard are worldwide
and various approaches have been adopted to solve them. This ...
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 ...
Since the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1996 was promulgated in 15 November 2000 the courts are faced with the daunting task to determine whether a customary marriage is valid under the Act. The courts find ...
The rapid increase and popularity of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in civil usage around the world is due to their versatility. With advancement in technology across the globe, there are UAS of different sizes and ...