Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Judiciary"
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Die rol van en beperkings op die regbank om sosiale vrede in Suid-Afrika te bevorder
(2012)Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann of the North Gauteng High Court delivered the address published here as he delivered it in Afrikaans in the series of FW de Klerk lectures in Potchefstroom on 20 February 2012. He dealt with ... -
The functions of selected human rights institutions and related role-players in the protection of human rights in Zimbabwe
(2016)Various violations of the human rights of ordinary people and human rights defenders have been reported in Zimbabwe since the late 1980s. It is widely acknowledged that such violations have been perpetrated mostly by the ... -
The independence of South African judges: a constitutional and legislative perspective
(2015)Judicial independence is fundamental to democracy. It is in that context that this paper considers whether the existing constitutional and legislative mechanisms provide sufficient judicial independence to South African ... -
The role of the courts in advancing water security in South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2021)This article explores the role which courts could play in promoting water security in South Africa. As the country is one of the driest on the continent, its water security issues remain at the forefront of the service ... -
Towards the protection of human rights: do the new Zimbabwean constitutional provisions on judicial independence suffice?
(2014)If human rights are to be effectively protected in any country, the judiciary has to recognise that it also has a role to play in this regard. The rationale for this is that the judiciary has a duty to enhance and protect ... -
Vox populi? Vox humbug! - Rising tension between the South African executive and judiciary considered in historical context - part one
(2012)This article takes as its starting point a controversy which has arisen around a proposed assessment by the South African government of the decisions of the Constitutional Court, giving rise to concerns that this will ... -
Vox populi? Vox humbug! - Rising tension between the South African executive and judiciary considered in historical context - part two
(2012)Part One of this article traced rising tensions between the South African executive and the judiciary on the question of the separation of powers. This situation was then contrasted and compared with a clash which took ...
