• A comparison of Dutch and South African legal mechanisms to address parental alienation 

  Steenkamp, Francois Rudolph (2024)

  This mini-dissertation examines the phenomenon of parental alienation (hereinafter referred to as PA) within a family law context and conducts a comparative legal analysis of the existing legal mechanisms available in South ...
• The clean break principle on sharing pension interest upon divorce in South Africa is not as clean as a whistle 

  Moloi, Kesiame Kith (2024-02)

  This study explores the historical treatment of pension benefits preceding the introduction of the clean break principle. It delves into the developments leading to the codification of this clean break principle concerning ...
• Local child relocation in South Africa : a comparative legal analysis 

  Hunkin, Camilla (2023-03)

  The Children’s Act 38 of 2005 lacks a detailed guideline that governs the local relocation of a co-parent and child, post-divorce or separation, within the borders of South Africa. Local relocation could either be relocation ...
• The guardian’s fund as the appropriate receptacle of lump-sum future maintenance for children 

  Adriaan, Jemillo Cristopher (2021-08-09)

  The Maintenance Act 99 of 1998 currently only provides for the recovery of arrear maintenance and the enforcement thereof but does not provide for an applicant to claim for future maintenance. The courts have tried to fill ...
• Recognition and enforcement of foreign child support orders : a comparative analysis of Eritrean and South African law 

  Bereket Tsegai Embaye (2023-06-14)

  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. ...
• South african courts’ differing approaches to determining children’s views in family law matters 

  Uys, Alet Magdaleen (2022-02-21)

  This dissertation analyses thirteen South African judgments to establish how courts determine children’s views and wishes in legal proceedings. The judgments selected relate to child participation in divorce and care, ...
• Drones, privacy and information privacy : a due diligence human rights analysis with reference to South African and Namibian legislation 

  Shaparara, Loide Anbelina (2022)
• A comparative human rights approach to surrogacy arrangements : a study of India, South Africa and Nigeria 

  Adelakun, Olanike Sekinat (2023-05)

  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 ...
• Medico-legal issues relating to pharmacogenomics and the development of personalised medicine in the context of HIV and AIDS in South Africa 

  Molusi, Angela Patricia (2023-01)

  The principle of pharmacogenetics and pharmacogenomics (PGx) in health research is not new. However, pursuance thereof has regained momentum in the 21st century. Despite the apparent demand to respond to adverse drug ...
• Surrogate motherhood and assisted reproduction in South Africa : an analysis of selected constitutional and medico-legal issues 

  Auret, Elaine (2023-01-31)

  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, ...
• An analysis and review of the legal complexities of land governance in the context of customary law in South Africa and Zambia 

  Phiri, Dimuna (2022-12)

  The statutory legal systems in South Africa and Zambia are generally considered superior to customary laws and practices. Despite the co-existence of legal systems in both countries, it cannot be assumed that they receive ...
• A comparative legal study of corporal punishment and tri-nation law reform 

  Greeff, Laetitia-Ann (2021-10-25)

  Since 1979 when Sweden became the first country to ban corporal punishment, there has been a steady increase in the number of countries prohibiting physical force as a disciplinary measure against children. To date, ...
• Artificial intelligence and healthcare in South Africa : ethical and legal challenges 

  Jogi, Anisha Amarat (2021-05)

  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 right to fair, just and reasonable terms and conditions under the Consumer Protection Act and the German standard business terms legislation in comparative perspective 

  Adam, Andreas (2021)

  This doctoral thesis deals with the right to fair, just and reasonable terms and conditions, set out in sections 48 to 52 of the Consumer Protection Act, and the theoretical and practical problems involved. These provisions ...
• Maintenance of the surviving spouse in South Africa : the challenges faced by the executor 

  Williams, Ronel Anneli (2020-02)

  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 call to decolonise higher education : copyright law through an African lens 

  Sindane, Ntando (2020-01-30)

  This dissertation reflects critically on the calls for the decolonisation of South Africa’s higher education sector by studying the historical development of legal pedagogy in South African law faculties. It focuses in ...
• The action of dependants from a comparative and an African perspective 

  Mokotong, Matshilane (2018-10)

  The available sources on the dependency action in South Africa do not mention the presence or absence of traditional values. This study was prompted by a simple curiosity to discover the traditional legal values of the ...
• A comparative legal analysis of the effects of divorce on marital property 

  Makola, Thulelo Mmakola (2018-01)

  The movement of people from county to country brought about an increase in international marriages. However, South African private international law rules with regard to the proprietary consequences of marriage are not on ...
• Legal issues relating to the treatment of persons living with cancer 

  Maimela, Charles (2017-06)

  Cancer is regarded as a global disease and one of the leading killer diseases in the world. The reason why cancer is so widespread and often misunderstood stems from multiple factors, namely, the lack of knowledge about ...
• The explicit and implicit influence of reasonableness on the elements of delictual liability 

  Ahmed, Raheel (2018-01)

  Reasonableness as a concept used in determining delictual liability or liability in tort law, is either embraced or perceived by some as frustrating. It is a normative concept which is inextricably linked with the concepts ...

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