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Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Act: Is it time for its abolition? 1752 422 0 1 2175
Legislation and policies: Progress towards the right to inclusive education 1035 82 0 0 1117
The termination of the bank-client relationship in South African banking law 892 73 0 11 976
The consequences of pleading a non-admission 851 103 0 0 954
What is wrong with modern unjustified enrichment law in South Africa? 750 135 0 9 894
Access to justice for all: a reality or unfulfilled expectations? 650 105 0 85 840
The implementation of customary law of succession and common law of succession respectively: With a specific focus on the eradication of the rule of male primogeniture 710 72 0 19 801
The 'law of general application' requirement in expropriation law and the impact of the Expropriation Bill of 2015 716 40 0 0 756
An analysis of spousal competence and non-compellability in terms of section 198 of the Criminal Procedure Act 551 22 0 11 584
The nursing profession in South Africa - Are nurses adequately informed about the law and their legal responsibilities when administering health care? 519 40 0 2 561
The dissolution of universal partnerships in South African law: Lessons to be learnt from Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia 473 18 0 15 506
Search and seizure of learners in schools in a constitutional democracy: A comparative analysis between South Africa and the United States 488 9 0 1 498
The auditor's liability for audited financial statements 435 31 0 14 480
Share issues and shareholder protection 385 86 0 0 471
Responsible unionism during collective bargaining and industrial action: Are we ready yet? 403 44 0 2 449
Applying the CISG via the rules of private international law: Articles 1(1)(b) and 95 of the CISG - analysing CISG Advisory Council Opinion 15 397 41 0 0 438
The role of a curator ad litem and children's access to the courts 344 68 0 1 413
The indigenisation of customary law: Creating an indigenous legal pluralism within the South African dispensation: possible or not? 363 26 0 20 409
The admissibility of criminal findings in civil matters: Re-evaluating the Hollington judgment 361 38 0 7 406
Dawn of a new era for permanent life partners: from Volks v Robinson to Bwanya v Master of the High Court 372 24 0 4 400
The requirements for validity and proprietary consequences of monogamous and polygynous customary marriages in South Africa: Some observations 366 24 0 9 399
Constitutional interpretation in the so-called 'hard cases': Revisiting S v Makwanyane 348 46 0 1 395
Extension of collective agreements in terms of section 23 (1) (d) of the LRA and the "knock on effect" on the right to strike: AMCU v Chamber of Mines of South Africa CCT87/16 [2017] 363 32 0 0 395
Dividends in specie, the granting of services or the right of use of assets 348 21 0 0 369
The regime of forfeiture of patrimonial benefits in South Africa and a critical analysis of the concept of unduly benefited 335 27 0 1 363
The protection of stakeholders: The South African social and ethics committee and the United Kingdom's enlightened shareholder value approach: Part 1 259 50 0 0 309
Banda v Van der Spuy 2013 4 SA 77 (SCA) Quantifying a claim with the actio quanti minoris 216 89 0 0 305
Evidence by means of closed circuit television or similar electronic media in South Africa: Does section 158 of the Criminal Procedure Act have extraterritorial application? 274 28 0 3 305
Debt capitalisation: An analysis of the application of section 24BA of the Income Tax Act 284 20 0 1 305
Too much of a good thing? Best interests of the child in South African jurisprudence 263 41 0 0 304
Are fixed-term school governing body employment contracts for educators the best model for schools? 279 14 0 0 293
Making the case for mental health expertise in crimen iniuria cases: An issue awakened by the Vicki Momberg sentence 267 13 0 5 285
Unpacking "progressive realisation", its relation to resources, minimum core and reasonableness, and some methodological considerations for assessing compliance 247 35 0 2 284
When does an application for business rescue proceedings suspend liquidation proceedings? 267 17 0 0 284
The express power to amend a trust deed where the trust beneficiaries have accepted the benefits reserved for them 244 26 0 1 271
Recent case law 143 5 0 0 148
Giant leaps or baby steps? A preliminary review of the development of children's rights jurisprudence in Zimbabwe 224 20 0 15 259
A critical analysis of legislation on the financial management of public schools: A South African perspective 190 66 0 0 256
Examining the 'objects of property rights' - lessons from the Roman, Germanic and Dutch legal history 198 48 0 0 246
The judicial application of the "interest" requirement for standing in constitutional cases: "A radical and deliberate departure from common law" 229 13 0 1 243
An analysis of the rationale behind the distribution of shares in terms of the Islamic law of intestate succession 220 4 0 15 239
The continued relevance of the mandament van spolie: recent developments relating to dispossession and eviction 164 70 0 2 236
Rethinking the interface between customary law and constitutionalism in sub-Saharan Africa 204 26 0 6 236
The open society: What does it really mean? 219 16 0 0 235
The labour rights of educators in South Africa and Germany and quality education: An exploratory comparison 224 10 0 0 234
Is the requirement of integration of the bride optional in customary marriages? 212 8 0 12 232
Fairness a slippery concept: The common law of contract and the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 195 31 0 5 231
South Africa's move away from international investor-state dispute: a breakthrough or bad omen for investment in the developing world? 196 32 0 3 231
The Supreme Court of Appeal and the handing over of the bride in customary marriages 203 19 0 8 230
Children seeking justice: safeguarding the rights of child offenders in South African criminal courts 193 31 0 1 225
Children's rights of access to health care services and to basic health care services: a critical analysis of case law, legislation and policy 198 26 0 0 224
Infringement of the right to goodwill; the basic legal principles in relation to South African case law 158 61 0 0 219
Legal implementation of the UNCRC: lessons to be learned from the constitutional experience of South Africa 170 33 0 13 216
Traditional "juju oath" and human trafficking in Nigeria: A human rights perspective 171 38 0 6 215
The use of impact statements, minimum sentences and victims' privacy interests: a therapeutic exploration 184 16 0 15 215
Incoterms® variants: greater precision or more uncertainty? 177 21 0 0 198
Some thoughts on state regulation of South African insolvency law 113 79 0 2 194
A critique of the Swazi Constitutional rules on succession to kingship 174 20 0 0 194
Understatement penalty in terms of the Tax Administration Act - a critical analysis of the interpretation of a bona fide inadvertent error 177 4 0 11 192
The corruption race in Africa: Nigeria versus South Africa, who cleans the mess first? 161 11 0 18 190
The legal character of ancillary customary marriages 170 15 0 1 186
Direct marketing and spam via electronic communications: An analysis of the regulatory framework in South Africa 170 9 0 6 185
Cancer employees and the right to fair labour practices in terms of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 178 4 0 0 182
MM v MN 2010 (4) SA 286 (GNP) 5 176 0 0 181
A double-edged sword: The role of insurable interest in non-indemnity insurance in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe 166 5 0 7 178
The effect of section 43 of the BCEA on employment contracts and legislative protection of minors 172 3 0 0 175
Access to justice in the South African social security system: Towards a conceptual approach 159 15 0 0 174
Comparative analysis of commorientes - a South African perspective: Part 1 110 60 0 0 170
Taking the incidence of false child sexual abuse allegations more seriously 152 12 0 0 164
Children's rights jurisprudence in South Africa — a 20 year retrospective 128 28 0 2 158
Re-visiting the powers of the King under the Constitution of Lesotho: Does he still have any discretion? 145 4 0 9 158
Intrusion into the autonomy of South African local government: Advancing the minority judgment in the Merafong City case 124 32 0 1 157
Defeating the anomaly of the cautionary rule and children's testimony - S v Haupt 2018 (1) SACR 12 (GP) 139 18 0 0 157
South Africa's jurisdictional challenge with the under-development of cross-border commercial litigation: Litigation v Arbitration 119 23 0 12 154
Opening Pandora's box: A legal analysis of the right to food in South Africa 130 21 0 2 153
Trade mark law: Can an unregistered mark be protected prior to the acquisition of a reputation? 136 15 0 0 151
Tax Administration Act: Fulfilling human rights through efficient and effective tax administration 130 20 0 1 151
Investigating the extraterritorial application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 130 4 0 15 149
Lessons from history predicting a possible tax revolt in South Africa 126 6 0 16 148
The constitutionality of section 16A of the South African Schools Act 84 of 1996 136 7 0 3 146
"Affirmative" (measures in) action? Revising the lawfulness of racial quotas (in South African (professional) team sports) 113 29 0 3 145
Burial or cremation - who decides? 136 4 0 1 141
Minister of Police v M 2017 38 IJL 402 (LC) 41 100 0 0 141
Therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice: healing crime victims, restoring the offenders 122 18 0 1 141
The South African International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Act and the issue of evidence 114 15 0 7 136
How do you determine a fair sanction? Dismissal as appropriate sanction in cases of dismissal for (mis)conduct 43 86 0 6 135
Autonomy in organ donations v family consent: A South African legislative context 114 18 0 0 132
The human rights paradox of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students in South African education 118 8 0 5 131
Surrogate motherhood agreements and their confirmation: A new challenge for practitioners? 117 12 0 1 130
Opening address: Powerful tool of persuasion or a waste of time? 92 38 0 0 130
The role of the courts in ensuring the right to a basic education in a democratic South Africa: a critical evaluation of recent education case law 114 14 0 1 129
Social security 'benefits' and the collateral source rule - an analysis of the three Coughlan decisions 113 14 0 0 127
Evaluating the jurisprudence of the African Commission on evidence obtained through human rights violations 114 5 0 7 126
Race, history, irresolution: Reflections on City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality v Afriforum and the limits of "post"-apartheid constitutionalism 92 31 0 2 125
Onderhoudstoekenning vir gades of vennote pendente lite en by egskeiding: Het ons ‘n nuwe benadering? 121 3 0 0 124
The role of clinical legal education in developing ethical legal professionals 112 6 0 6 124
The role of the judiciary in balancing flexibility and security 113 10 0 0 123
Note on the use of the public nuisance doctrine in 21st century South African law 101 21 0 0 122
"Dumping" and the Competition Act of South Africa 96 20 0 5 121
The impact of the COVID-19 regulations on rent obligations 105 14 0 2 121
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