PER: 2008 Volume 11 No 3
Contents
7 October 2008
Articles
- Contemporary Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce in Nigeria / Akomolede, TI
- The Establishment of Kingdoms and the Identification of Kings and Queens in terms of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act 41 of 2003 / Bekker, JC
- Der Einfluss und die Stellung des Völkerrechts in den Verfassungssystemen einiger ost- und Mitteleuropäerfassungssystemen Einiger Ost- und Mitteleuropäischer Transformationsstaaten / Hofmann, M & Faix, M
- Artikel 2 (3) van die wet op testamente: 'n Praktiese probleem by Litigasie / Jamneck, J
- Beyond Public Particpation: The disjuncture between South Africa's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Law and Sustainable Development / Murombo, T
- Behoort die saaklike ooreenkoms aan vormvereistes onderwerp te word? / Schutte, PWJ
Editorial
This edition contains an interesting mixture of contributions from various parts of the world and from the perspective of various disciplines of the law.
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Dr. Timothy I Akomolede of the Olabisi Onabanjo University in Nigeria highlights a number of legal and socio-economic problems that have been engendered by the emergence of electronic commerce, especially in developing countries such as Nigeria.
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Professor Jan Bekker, Honorary Professor of theUniversity of Pretoria studies the criteria and procedures for the statutory creation of kingdoms in accordance with the principles of customary law in South Africa.
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Professor Mahulena Hofmann and Mr Martin Faix of the Justus Liebig University in Gießen, Germany present an analysis of the influence that international law exerts in the recently rejuvinated constitutional systems of various Central and Eastern European states and they show that the acceptance of international law in the law and jurisprudence of those countries is remarkably high.
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Professor Juanita Jamneck of the University of Pretoria illustrates problematic aspects of section 2(3) of the South African Wills Act 7 of 1953 in that an apparently valid will might not be such, due to the incapacity of the testator, and then suggests how this situation might be resolved.
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Mr Tumai Murombo of the University of the Witwatersrand argues that there is no coherence in the South African legislative provisions dealing with environmental impact assessments and sustainable development because effective public participation is not provided for.
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Professor Flip Schutte of the North-West University (Potchefstroom) highlights the difficulties emanating from a situation where it is not clear in a transaction concerning the transfer of land whether an agreement was actually concluded. He suggests that the shortcomings in South African law in this regard may be sought either in the Dutch and German example where parties are required to appear before a conveyancer in person, or in the incorporation of the terms of an agreement in the deed of transfer.
Editor: Professor Francois Venter / Edition editor: Christa Rautenbach
Recent Submissions
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Behoort die saaklike ooreenkoms aan vormvereistes onderwerp te word?
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Artikel 2 (3) van die wet op testamente: 'n Praktiese probleem by Litigasie
(2008)When considering applications in terms of section 2(3) of the Wills Act 7 of 1953, one is confronted with the practical problem that a document may be accepted as a will in terms of section 2(3) but from the facts it may ... -
Der Einfluss und die Stellung des Völkerrechts in den Verfassungssystemen einiger ost- und Mitteleuropäerfassungssystemen Einiger Ost- und Mitteleuropäischer Transformationsstaaten
(2008)Some twenty years ago, the importance of international law, particularly for practical purposes, could be described as marginal in national legal orders in the socialist Central and Eastern European (CEE) Countries. The ... -
The Establishment of Kingdoms and the Identification of Kings and Queens in terms of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act 41 of 2003
(2008)The Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act 41 of 2003 provides, amongst others matters, for the recognition of kings and queens and the establishment of a Commission on Traditional Leadership Disputes and ... -
Contemporary Legal Issues in Electronic Commerce in Nigeria
(2008)The Internet has no doubt added a great deal to the quality of human life today. It has knitted the world together as a global village. Many difficulties which hampered international and even national commercial transactions ...