1 Introduction

It is certainly well observed that the subject matter of good governance, by its mere terminology, constitutes a fairly recent evolution which has been, notably in the 1990’s, closely linked to the idea of giving a new impetus to development policy, in particular in Sub-Saharan A...   MORE>>

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Township establishment in South Africa takes place in terms of the provincial Ordinances of the "old" South Africa. The process, which is overseen by municipalities, is a lengthy one, sometimes taking up to three years before a township is ready for occupation. This practice frustr...   MORE>>

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In April 2009, with the advent of the Zuma Presidency, rural development became one of the key priority programmes for the next five years (2009-2014). The premise of this article is that the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereafter "the Constitution"), provide...   MORE>>

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Following the adoption of the Civil Union Act 17 of 2006 (Civil Union Act) on 1 December 2006, South Africa became one of very few countries to confer legal protection and marriage benefits on partners in same-sex relationships. The legislation was adopted as a direct response to t...   MORE>>

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South African company law is in the process of reform which has been necessitated by recent developments nationally and internationally. Nationally, in 2004 the Department of Trade and Industry (hereafter the “dti”) published a policy paper which led to the enactment and public...   MORE>>

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Environmental governance has been the subject of numerous scholarly writings and the concept is now firmly established both in international and domestic law. Yet environmental decisions of administrators are constantly challenged, which suggests that their decisions do not always ...   MORE>>

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Over the years, scholars from various disciplines have explored the meaning and possible parameters of the notion of sustainable development for different reasons. With few exceptions, most scholars agree with the definition of sustainable development contained in the 1987 Report o...   MORE>>

I. Introduction

In his 1903 book “The Jumping Frog – in English, then in French, then Clawed Back Into Civilized Language Once More by Patient Unremunerated Toil,” Mark Twain sought revenge over a poorly translated French version of his celebrated tale about the jumping frogs of Calaveras C...   MORE>>

‘The United States defends the society of states ... because the society of states enables nationalists to perpetuate a preferred image of ‘America’ and it helps Realists advance America’s national interest’

Jason Ralph’s bold argument in the introductory chapter (p 21) states the cen...   MORE>>

Joakim Nergelius, Professor of Law at the University of Örebro (Sweden) came up with the evergreen topic of the constitution, constitutionalisation of the European Union. The purpose of his monograph is to analyse the actual constitutional situation of the European Union. ’Actual’ means in that...   MORE>>