The multicultural fabric of contemporary South African society is the result of the interaction between various and differing historical narratives, each with their own knowledge system, which led to the emergence of legal pluralism. The common law and African customary law are the major legal ...
In South Africa they may play such a role in two respects: first during the process of inquiry to ascertain if the requirements for a particular crime have been met; and secondly when a suitable punishment for a convicted accused must be determined. By making use of case law, illuminated ...
Findings – The conclusion reached is that the whistleblower laws established in the common law countries of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK variously contain serious structural deficiencies, particularly with respect to the scope of protection and the construction of corruption. The...
is confined to disputes over law (and not facts) (seeAppeals: Legal). This model is found today in countries throughout the former British empire, particularly in the United States, Canada, Australia,India, and in Africa, particularly Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, as well as South Africa....
Common Law Obedience in a Regulatory State 来自 Wiley 喜欢 0 阅读量: 44 作者: N Razook 摘要: This article explores girls' socio-economic rights fulfilment in South Africa. After setting out the international law context, the article turns to the lived reality of girls in this country through...
practitioners and judges in the field of intellectual property law, take as their starting point the common assumption that the patent, copyright and trade mark laws within members of the 'common law family' (Australia, Canada, Israel, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United Sta...
The common law constitutes the basis of the legal systems of: England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland, federal law in the United States and the states' laws (except Louisiana), federal law in Canada and the provinces' laws (except Quebec civil law), Australia, New Zealand, South Africa...
Audit quality in common-law and code-law emerging markets:Evidence on earnings conservatism, agency costs and cost of equity For common-law South Africa, firm-level performance, growth and market determinants tend to lead to a lower cost of equity. For code-law Brazil, it ... GE Iatridis ...
CHAPTER 1 THE COMMON LAW AND ZAMBIA William L. Church Like most other countries formerly tied to England, Zambia is recognized as a common law jurisdiction. The description is supported by the history of the country as well as by current statutory guidelines and judicial declarations. While ...
fill a gap in the existing literature by exploring the role of African states in the development of the regime of the deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction ("the Area") and the concept of the Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM), a relatively novel concept in international law and politics. ...