Conflict of laws (sometimes called private international law) concerns the process for determining the applicable law to resolve disputes between individuals, corporations (and in some systems the state in certain contractual relationships) in multi-jurisdictional cases and transactions.Conflict of laws especially affects private international law, but may also affect cases where a contract ...
Sources of South African Law . South Africa's law is sourced from (1) statutory law made by the legislative body (the most important of which is of course the Constitution), (2) common law (this includes the Roman-Dutch 'old authorities' and judicial precedent gleaned from case law), (3) African customary law, and (4) foreign and international law.
Sep 11, 2015· Schwartz, Alan and Robert Scott, 2003, "Contract Theory and the Limits of Contract Law", Yale Law Journal, 113: 541–619. [Schwartz and Scott 2003 available online] –––, 2007, "Precontractual Liability and Preliminary Agreements", Harvard Law Review, 120: 661–707.
"A workshop took place in the famous Raeburn Room at Edinburgh University on Friday 24 January on the theme of New Directions in Unjustified Enrichment: Learning from South Africa.Many great beasts of the enrichment forest were there, from England and Germany as well as South Africa and Scotland.
sense of the terms public and private law. 3. Public Versus Private Subjects of Legal Regulation A third sense of the public law-private law distinction stems from the nature of the parties who are subject to legal regula-tion. We might call laws that are meant to regulate the internal conduct of governmental authorities and that define their rela-
Mineral and Energy Law Cooperation between Norway & South Africa; RESEARCH AREAS; COURSES. LLB Courses. PVL4601S: Advanced Property Law; PVL4504F: South African Mineral Law: Theory, Context and Reform; LLM Programme; LLM Courses. PVL5625S: Property Law in a Constitutional Order; PVL5632F: Oil and Gas Law in South Africa; PVL5630F: Comparative ...
Sep 24, 2013· DST/NRF SARChI Chair: Mineral Law in Africa, University of Cape Town ( email) Private Bag X3 Rondebosch, Western Cape 7701 South Africa. Mineral and Energy Law Trust ( email) 33 Schanzen Road Windhoek, 9000 Namibia. Download This Paper. Open PDF in .
1.1 What regulates mining law? The mineral resources sector is primarily regulated by statute and in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 28 of 2002 (MPRDA).Black economic empowerment (BEE) in the mining industry is regulated under the Broad-Based Socio-Economic Empowerment Charter for the Mining and Minerals Industry, 2018 (Mining Charter III).
South African property law regulates the "rights of people in or over certain objects or things." It is concerned, in other words, with a person's ability to undertake certain actions with certain kinds of objects in accordance with South African law. Among the formal functions of South African property law is the harmonisation of individual interests in property,the guarantee and protection ...
History of South African Law Seite 1 A Introduction South African law is neither a classical Roman, nor a Roman-Dutch law nor an English common law and certainly not a traditional African law. It merged however, as the following essay will show, in its long andexciting history elements of all mentioned laws to a specific South African law.
In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, Obligations X, currently scheduled for July 14-17, must be postponed. Our fond hope is that we will be able to hold the conference, more or less with its current line-up of speakers, panels, and papers, in the summer of 2021.
The South African Law Journal is South Africa's premier law journal. It publishes articles, notes on cases and book reviews by prominent members of the legal profession and academics. Founded in 1884, it is the oldest law journal of its kind in the world. The South African Law Journal is the legal showcase for new ideas, changing attitudes and shifting emphases in South African law.
In enabling the study of the theory and practice of mineral law, this course focuses on building understanding of the complexities of South African mineral law in its historical, constitutional and political setting. It introduces the topic by dealing with the origins and historical development of mineral law, and the core concepts thereof.
1.2 The Economy South Africa 5 1.3 The Mineral Roots of the South African Economy: Gold and Diamond Trade 6 1.3.1 Earlier Legal Developments of Mineral Laws 6 . 1.4 Diamond Trade and the Impact of Constitutional Values 15 1.4.1 Modern Legislative Controls of South African .
1.2 interpret the role of property law in current South African law and everyday life; 1.3 demonstrate a clear understanding of the theoretical framework of property law; 1.4 apply the principles of property law in practical situations; and 1.5 solve problems associated with property law.
Mar 21, 2017· We must not forget that South Africa is an important economy in terms of consumption and production (particularly in minerals) and that many South African companies have operations throughout Africa. That broad exposure to the continent opens up tremendous opportunities in our view, as Africa has some of the fastest-growing economies in the world.
Private law is a private bill enacted into law. It targets individuals or corporations, unlike public law, which has a broader scope, and affects the general public. Summary: 1. Public law governs the individual, citizen or corporation, and the state, while private law applies to individuals. 2. Public law deals with a greater scope, while ...
PVL4504F: South African Mineral Law: Theory, Context and Reform; LLM Programme; LLM Courses. PVL5625S: Property Law in a Constitutional Order; PVL5632F: Oil and Gas Law in South Africa; PVL5630F: Comparative Mineral Law in Africa; PVL5631S: Negotiation of Mining Contracts; PVL5633S: Resource Revenue Law; Short Courses. The Law of Electricity ...
3 6. INDIGENOUS LAW D Kleyn & F Viljoen Beginner's Guide for Law Students 5ed (2018), Juta: Cape Town 124 - 129 L. Du Plessis An Introduction to Law 3rd ed (1999), Juta: Cape Town 67 - 74 T Humby, (ed) et al Introduction to Law and Legal Skills in South Africa (2012), Oxford University Press: Cape Town 110 - 114 SOURCES OF LAW
South African criminal law is the body of national law relating to crime in South Africa.In the definition of Van der Walt et al., a crime is "conduct which common or statute law prohibits and expressly or impliedly subjects to punishment remissible by the state alone and which the offender cannot avoid by his own act once he has been convicted." Crime involves the infliction of harm against ...
Hanri is a Professor of Private Law at the University of Cape Town and the current holder of the SARChI Research Chair: Mineral Law in Africa. Selected recent publications: HM van den Berg & H Mostert "Challenges to Regulating Hydraulic Fracturing in South Africa" in D Zillman, M Roggenkamp, L Paddock & L Godden (eds) Innovation in Energy Law ...
Private Law Explained. Private law affects the rights and obligations of individuals, families, businesses and small groups and exists to assist citizens in disputes that involve private matters ...
Current law. In South Africa, citizens or permanent residents (over the age of 21 years generally, but if need can be shown then technically no age limit applies) who wish to own firearms are required to obtain a licence per individual firearm, and may own a maximum amount of only four firearms, and a maximum of 200 rounds of ammunition per license. . Should the individual acquire 'dedicated ...
South Africa - South Africa - Resources and power: South Africa is rich in a variety of minerals. In addition to diamonds and gold, the country also contains reserves of iron ore, platinum, manganese, chromium, copper, uranium, silver, beryllium, and titanium. No commercially exploitable deposits of petroleum have been found, but there are moderate quantities of natural gas located off the ...
