Browsing PER: 2012 Volume 15 No 4 by Title
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The Bengwenyama Trilogy: constitutional rights and the fight for prospecting on community land
(2012)Although developments subsequent to the judgment have undermined the value of the decision for the community involved, the Constitutional Court's judgment in the Bengwenyama matter provides a welcome precedent on the ... -
A critique of the key legislative framework guiding civil liberties in Zimbabwe
(2012)The dynamic and controversial nature of Zimbabwean politics has manifested itself through several undemocratic practices, including restrictive legislation which sought to diminish participatory spaces and/or curtail ... -
Demographic and social factors influencing public opinion on prostitution: an exploratory study in Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
(2012)This paper examines countervailing South African public opinion on the subject of prostitution in South Africa, and identifies the factors which might influence these attitudes. It also investigates the complex relationship ... -
Rent control: a comparative analysis
(2012)Recent case law shows that vulnerable, previously disadvantaged private sector tenants are currently facing eviction orders – and consequential homelessness – on the basis that their leases have expired. In terms of the ... -
The role of human dignity in the assessment of fair compensation for unfair dismissals
(2012)South African labour law is concerned with the attainment of fairness for both the employer and the employee. In weighing up the interests of the respective parties it is of paramount importance to ensure that a delicate ... -
Sink or swim? Debt review's ambivalent "lifeline" — a second sequel to "… a tale of two judgments" Nedbank v Andrews (240/2011) 2011 ZAECPEHC 29 (10 May 2011); Firstrand Bank Ltd v Evans 2011 4 SA 597 (KZD) and Firstrand Bank Ltd v Janse van Rensburg 2012 2 All SA 186 (ECP)
(2012)The interface between the National Credit Act 34 of 2005 and the Insolvency Act 24 of 1936 has been the object of our courts' attention in a number of recent cases including Ex parte Ford and Two Similar Cases 2009 3 SA ...