Browsing Chapters in books by Faculty "Faculty of Law"

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Effects of the South African IP Regime on Generating Value from Publicly Funded Research: An Exploratory Study of Two Universities

Author: Ncube, Caroline ; Abrahams, Lucienne ; Akinsanmi, Titiyo Date: 2014 This study analyses evidence from two South African universities of how innovation activity and research dissemination are being influenced by a new intellectual property (IP) commercialisation law for publicly funded research outputs. The ... Read more c b n a
Enforcement and effectiveness of consumer law in South Africa

Author: Naude, Tjakie ; Barnard, Jacolien Date: 2018 This chapter discusses and evaluates the enforcement and effectiveness of Consumer Law in South Africa. It first provides the principal legal and policy framework, including the legislation and common law and consumer policy and strategic ... Read more
Reflections on the recognition of African customary marriages in South Africa: Seeking insights for the recognition of Muslim marriages

Author: Amien, Waheeda Date: 2013 Read more
South Africa

Author: Schonwetter, Tobias ; Ncube, Caroline ; Chetty, Pria Date: 2010 South Africa is the world’s 25th-largest country by surface area, and 24th-largest by population. It is located at the southernmost region of Africa and divided into nine provinces: Limpopo, North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, ... Read more c b n a
South Africa & Zimbabwe: Silencing Critical Voices

Author: Ncube, Caroline ; Gray, Eve Date: 2015 In general, the situation in both South Africa and Zimbabwe is very different from the ‘Arab Spring’ model, where mass uprisings used social media as advocacy and organizing tools followed by states switching off the internet or blocking ... Read more c b n
Towards augmenting the list of prohibited contract terms in the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008

Author: Naude, Tjakie Date: 2017 This contribution argues for the augmentation of the list of prohibited contract terms in s 51 of the South African Consumer Protection Act, 68 of 2008, and draws on comparative research. It discusses terms which should be prohibited outright, ... Read more