Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Civil Union Act 17 of 2006"
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Chaos in family law: a model for the recognition of intimate relationships in South Africa
(2013)The chaos theory is utilised in a metaphorical manner to describe the current state of family law and more specifically law regulating intimate relationships in South Africa. A bird's eye view of the law of intimate ... -
An embarrassment of riches or a profusion of confusion? An evaluation of the continued existence of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006 in the light of prospective domestic partnerships legislation in South Africa
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)As it stands, South African family law currently holds that the Marriage Act 25 of 1961 applies exclusively to the solemnisation of heterosexual civil marriages while samesex couples have no choice but to formalise their ...