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February 24th, 2016
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Please note that the below abbreviations are to be found in italics at the end of the title of articles and are there to give reference to the title of the journal the article is published in. To access the article, please contact the publisher directly. Where articles are available on an open access platform, articles will be hyperlinked on De Rebus Digital.

 

Abbreviation Title Publisher Volume/issue
Obiter Obiter Faculty of Law Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

(2015) 36.2

 

PER Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal Faculty of Law University of North West

(2015) 18.3

 

SALJ South African Law Journal Juta (2015) 132.4
THRHR Tydskrif vir Hedendaagse Romeins-Hollandse Reg LexisNexis (2015) 78.4

 

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Administrative action
Rautenbach, IM
‘The weak and withering distinction between executive and administrative action – Minister of Defence and Military Veterans v Motau’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 680.Administrative action

Affirmative action

Albertyn, CH ‘Adjudicating affirmative action within a normative framework of substantive equality and the Employment Equity Act — An opportunity missed? South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 711.

Company law

Lehloenya, M and Kgarabjang, T ‘Defining the limits of the “oppression remedy” in the wake of s 163 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 – Grancy Properties Limited v Manala [2013] 3 All SA 111 (SCA)’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 511.

Nkoane, P ‘Is there a need for mandatory offers in company take over? A critical analysis’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 363.

Competition law

Nzero, I ‘Is there a gap in the definition of corporate mergers in Zimbabwe’s Competition Act? Revisiting the Caledonia Holdings (Africa) Limited/Blanket Mine (1983) (private) limited merger’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 589.

Constitutional law/common law

Boonzaier, L and Mbikiwa, M ‘The Constitutional Court in harm’s way: A response’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 769.

Buthelezi, MC ‘The Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act of 2012: A missed opportunity to address the impediment to right to access the Constitutional Court as a result of disqualification of sitting judges’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 484.

Wallis, M ‘The common law’s cool ideas for dealing with Ms Hubbard Hubbard v Cool Ideas 1186 CC 2013 (5) SA 112 (SCA) and Cool Ideas 1186 CC v Hubbard 2014 (4) SA 474 (CC)’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ  940.

Copyright law

Woker, T ‘Copyright infringement, plagiarism, an unseemly spat or a case of academic bad manners’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 243.

Criminal law

Stevens, GP and Lubaale, EC ‘Behavioural science evidence in child sexual abuse prosecutions in South Africa: A jurisprudential and comparative insight’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 254.

Corruption

Venter, F ‘Containing the malady of corruption in South Africa: Can the courts stem the tide?’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 748.

Credit law

Otto, JM ‘Word die registrasie van kredietgewers in geval van eenmalige kredietooreenkomste ingevolge die “National Credit Act’’ vereis? Van Heerden v Nolte’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 672.

Roestorff, M ‘The objective of providing debt relief to over-indebted consumers and the interpretation of section 85 of the National Credit Act Firstrand Bank Ltd v Govender’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 694.

Criminal law

Mollema, N ‘Impotent? The prospects of the national register for sexual offenders’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 476.

Customary law

Nwauche, ESAffiliation to a New Customary Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa’ (2015) 18.3 PER 569.

Cyber law

Njotini, MN ‘Regulation by risks – beyond Lessig’s codes based theory’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 93.

Defamation

Descheemaeker, E ‘Old and new learning in the law of amende honourable’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ  909.

Delict

Britz, TG and Slabbert, M ‘Wrongful suffering: A life that should have never been’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 577.

Neethling, J and Potgieter, JM ‘Breach of contract and delictual liability to third parties – Country Cloud Trading CC v MEC, Department of Infrastructure Development, Gauteng’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 711.

Neetling, J and Potgieter, JM ‘“Vulnerability to risk” as a factor determining delictual liability for pure economic loss’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 635.

Education law

Devenish, GE ‘Proactive jurisprudence – a triumph for co-operative government and an exercise in partnership between educational role players: MEC for Education v Governing Body of the Rivonia Primary School 2013 (12) BCLR 1365 (CC)’ (2015) Obiter 36.2 499.

Kruger, PA critical appraisal of Western Cape Forum for Intellectual Disability v Government of the Republic of South Africa 2011 5 SA 87 (WCC)’ (2015) 18.3 PER 756.

Electoral law

Wolf, L ‘Democratic representation: A critical assessment of the current South African electoral system’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 780.

Environmental law

Murcott, M ‘The role of environmental justice in socio-economic rights litigation’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 875.

Financial services

Godwin, AJ and Schmulow, AD ‘The financial sector regulation bill in South Africa, second draft: Lessons from Australia’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 756.

Health law

Van Coller, A ‘Smoker’s aren’t the only ones who smoke’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 329.

Housing law

Stoop, PN ‘Aantekeninge oor die Wysigingswet op Huurbehuising 35 van 2014’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 656.

Human rights

Phooko, MRNo longer in suspense: Clarifying the Human Rights Jurisdiction of the SADC Tribunal’ (2015) 18.3 PER 531.

International criminal law   

Dube, AThe AU Model Law on Universal Jurisdiction: An African Response to Western Prosecutions based on the Universality Principle’ (2015) 18.3 PER 450.

Labour law

Botha, MM ‘Evaluating the United Kingdom’s employee shareholder status provision in context of the South African position’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 556.

Boyens, MJ and van der Walt, AObiter revisited – the judgment of the Constitutional Court’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 342.

Henrico, R ‘South African constitutional legislative framework on equality: How effective is it in addressing religions discrimination in the workplace?’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 275.

Louw, AMThe Employment Equity Act, 1998 (and other myths about the pursuit of “equality”, “equity” and “dignity” in Post-Apartheid South Africa) (Part 1)’  (2015) 18.3 PER (Part 1) 594.

Louw, AMThe Employment Equity Act, 1998 (and other myths about the pursuit of “equality”, “Equity” and “Dignity” in Post-Apartheid South Africa) (Part 2)’ (2015) 18.3 PER 669.

Legal aid

Van As, H ‘Legal aid: Shaping the shoreline wave by wave’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 308.

Mining law

Van Niekerk, H ‘Unlocking mineral-tenure security: The application procedures under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act 28 of 2002’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 387.

Personal injury law

Ahmed, R and Mahomed, R ‘A steep learning curve in the assessment of “serious injury” and claims for general damages against the road accident fund’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 644.

Property law

Delport, H ‘The application of the doctrine of the undisclosed principal in sale of land agreements’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 462.

Purchase and sale

Lotz, DJ ‘Die ververeemding van grond kan mondelings geskied: Feit of fiksie?’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 622.

Refugee law

Ndimurwimo, LA ‘Protection of refugees and IDP’s rights: A case study of post-conflict Burundi’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 434.

Reproductive rights

Savage-Oyekunle, OA and Nienaber, A ‘Adolescent girls’ access to contraceptive information and services in South Africa. What is going wrong (2)’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 541.

Shipping law

Naidoo, L ‘The Nairobi International Convention on the removal of wrecks, 2007: Sinking or salvaging South Africa’s wreck-removal legislation?’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 849.

Space law

Snyman, FASelected legal challenges relating to the Military use of outer space, with specific reference to article IV of the Outer Space Treaty’ (2015) 18.3 PER 487.

Spoilation

Boggenpoel, ZTQuestioning the use of the mandament van spolie in Ngqukumba v Minister of Safety and Security 2014 5 SA 112 (CC)’ (2015) 18.3 PER 735.

Succession law

Schoeman-Malan, MC ‘Testamentary capacity of cognitive-impaired elderly – when is it too old to execute a will?’ (2015) 36.2 Obiter 403.

Schoeman-Malan, MC ‘The requirements and test to assess testamentary capacity (1)’ (2015) 78.4 THRHR 605.

Wood-Bodley, MC ‘Lost wills and section 2(3) of the Wills Act’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ   734.

Tax law

Keulder, C ‘What’s good for the goose is good for the gander — Warrantless searches in terms of fiscal legislation’ (2015) 132.4 SALJ 819.

 

Meryl Federl BA HDip Lib (Wits) is an archivist at the Johannesburg Society of Advocates library. E-mail: merylfederl@yahoo.co.uk

 

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This article was first published in De Rebus in 2016 (March) DR 41.

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