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Current Issue

Vol. 28 (2025)

Published: 16-01-2025

Articles

Forfeiture to the State: Using Grammar to Interpret Section 35 of the Criminal Procedure Act

Terrence R Carney

(Published on 3 February 2025) pp 1-31
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A Critical Analysis of the Proposed Law on the Employees' Right to Disconnect in Kenya

Johana Kambo Gathongo, Leah Ndimurwimo

(Published on 5 March 2025) pp 1-24
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When the Inherent Authority of the High Court Trumps Parental Authority in Medical Decision-Making Involving the Withdrawal of Life Support Treatment affecting Minor Children and their Parents

Henry Lerm

(Published on 10 March 2025) pp 1-31
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The Extension of "Safeguard Measures" in South Africa Within and Outside the Framework of the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area

Clive Vinti

(Published on 13 March 2025) pp 1-25
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A Comparative Critique of the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020: Positioning South Africa vis-à-vis Australia

Casper Lӧtter

(Published on 13 March 2025) pp 1-32
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BRICS and Climate Change Law: An Opportunity to Save the Planet

Maksim Lavrik, Amos Saurombe

(Published on 14 March 2025) pp 1-51
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Thin Capitalisation Safe Harbour Rules: A Proposed Conceptual Legislative Design

Lize Goosen, Cecileen Greeff

(Published on 20 March 2025) pp 1-35
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Left in Limbo: The Status of the Handing Over of the Bride in Customary Marriages Post Sengadi v Tsambo

Fatima Osman, Sky Kruger, Micaela Bebington, Jaime Uranovsky

(Published on 24 March 2025) pp 1-31
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Recent Legal Developments: Reconceptualising Undocumented Children's Access to Basic Education in South Africa

Bridget Joyce Machaka

(Published on 26 March 2025) pp 1-26
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Spesiesisme, Antroposentrisme, en die Gebruik van die Holocaust-Metafoor in Dierebevrydingsdiskoers: 'n Reg-en-Letterkunde-Perspektief / Speciesism, Anthropocentrism, and the Use of the Holocaust Metaphor in Animal Liberation Discourse: A Law and Literature Perspective

Jan-Harm De Villiers

(Published on 7 April 2025) pp 1-27
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A Critical Discussion of the Law Regarding the Recognition of Traditional Leaders and the Role of the Royal Families in South Africa

Siyabonga Sibisi

(Published on 29 April 2025) pp 1-27
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Reconsidering the Admissibility of Expert Forensic Evidence in South African Criminal Proceedings

Chevaure Du Pokoy

(Published on 7 May 2025) pp 1-25
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Dispute Resolution in Sectional Title Schemes: Ideas for Improving the Ombud Service

Marda Horn, Nathan Christians

(Published on 9 May 2025) pp 1-26
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The Power to Deduct Pension Benefits Under Lesotho’s Pension Funds Act: Lessons from South Africa and Eswatini

Mtende Mhango, Teron Rikhotso

(Published on 9 May 2025) pp 1-26
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Clarifying Misconceptions and Recentring the Debate on Heritable Human Genome Editing in South Africa: A Response to De Vries

Donrich Thaldar

(Published on 15 May 2025) pp 1-20
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Prescription and Access to Redress for Consumers:A Consideration of the Prescription Provisions Under the Consumer Protection Acts of South Africa and India

Tshepiso Scott-Ngoepe

(Published on 30 May 2025) pp 1-26
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Towards a Justiciable Right to Basic Education in Nigeria: A Commentary on the Decision of the Court on the Legal Defence and Assistance Project (LEDAP)v Federal Ministry of Education

Perekeme Mutu

(Published on 30 May 2025) pp 1-21
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Developing an Effective Regulatory Regime for E-Commerce in the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Proposed Solutions

Vongai Chimeri, Tapiwa Shumba

(Published on 4 June 2025) pp 1-29
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Towards a Sustainable Blue Economy for Namibia and Its Coastal Communities: A Contemporary Socio-Legal Perspective

Chiedza Machaka, Tapiwa V Warikandwa

(Published on 23 June 2025) pp 1-33
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Socio-legal Reflections on Zimbabwe's Lithium Industry: The Role of Public Participation in Resource Governance and Environmental Justice

Hoitsimolimo Mutlokwa, Chairman Okoloise

(Published on 26 June 2025) pp 1-42
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Endumeni and Water Trading in the Superior Courts: Falling Short of a Unitary Approach to Statutory Interpretation

Tracy-Lynn Field

(Published on 30 June 2025) pp 1-31
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Case Notes

Parole for Lifers: The Constitutional Court Errs in Walus v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development

Esther Gumboh, Mahlubandile Ntontela

(Published on 10 March 2025) pp 1-36
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Five Shaky Pillars – A Criticism of the Reasoning on Which the Stay at South Point Properties v Mqulwana (SCA) Decision Rests

Sarah Fick

(Published on 18 March 2025) pp 1-21
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A Cautious Approach Towards the Application of Team Misconduct - South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union v Makgopela (2023) 44 ILJ 1229 (LAC)

Scelo Sibiya

(Published on 7 May 2025) pp 1-18
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Sentencing Rape Offenders in South Africa: Recent Case Law Sithole v S; Masango v S; Nyathi v S

Jolandi Le Roux-Bouwer

(Published on 15 May 2025) pp 1-21
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The Judiciary's Contribution to Preventing Protected Area Downgrading, Downsizing, and Degazettement: Mining and Environmental Justice Community of South Africa v MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development Land and Environmental Affairs (1322/2021) [2024] ZAMPMBHC 48 (18 July 2024)

Alexander Paterson

(Published on 16 May 2025) pp 1-28
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A Patent Problem – When the Misapplication of Law Collides with an Error of Law: Villa Crop Protection (Pty) Ltd v Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH 2023 4 BCLR 461 (CC)

Nomthandazo Mahlangu

(Published on 7 July 2025) pp 1-16
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Book Reviews

Book Review: Mehdi R Understanding Gender and Diversity in Europe: Experiences of Migrant Single Mothers in Denmark(Springer Nature Switzerland 2024) ISBN 978-3-031-40892-2; ISBN 978-3-031-40893-9 (eBook)

Fungisai Glora A Gcumeni

(Published on 3 March 2025) pp 1-7
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SARChi CLES Series on Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability

SPLUMA: The transformation of land use planning administration and governance in South Africa

Aneri Heukelman, Jua Cilliers

(Published on 7 March 2025) pp 1-36
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Special Edition: Law, Resilience and Social Justice (SLTSA) 2024

What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Considering a Supervisory Constitutional Remedy to Address Obstetric Violence in Public Healthcare

Simone Gray

(Published on 24 March 2025) pp 1-36
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The Duty of Employers to Return Disabled Workers Back to Employment: A Comment on the 2023 Draft Regulations on Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return to Work

Estie Gresse

(Published on 10 June 2025) pp 1-32
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