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The Sacred And The Secular: South Africa's Constitutional Court Rules On Same-Sex Marriages, Albie Sachs
The Sacred And The Secular: South Africa's Constitutional Court Rules On Same-Sex Marriages, Albie Sachs
Kentucky Law Journal
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American School Finance Litigation And The Right To Education In South Africa, Scott R. Bauries
American School Finance Litigation And The Right To Education In South Africa, Scott R. Bauries
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
This paper addresses the South African Constitution's invitation to the Constitutional Court to 'consider foreign law' when interpreting its provisions. Focusing on the education provisions found in section 29 of the Constitution, I make two claims. Firstly, contrary to the developing consensus, American state supreme court jurisprudence in school funding cases makes a poor resource to aid the interpretation of the basic South African right to education, regardless of the quantum of education that the Constitutional Court decides is encompassed by the word 'basic'. Secondly, however, certain aspects of these same American decisions, particularly the space they provide for a …
Business Law Reform In The United States: Thinking Too Small?, Douglas C. Michael
Business Law Reform In The United States: Thinking Too Small?, Douglas C. Michael
Kentucky Law Journal
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Business Law Reform In South Africa: The Right Path, The Right Reason, Allan W. Vestal
Business Law Reform In South Africa: The Right Path, The Right Reason, Allan W. Vestal
Kentucky Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Pragmatic Reform: Lessons From The South African Experiment, J. William Callison
Pragmatic Reform: Lessons From The South African Experiment, J. William Callison
Kentucky Law Journal
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Reforming Business Entity Law To Stimulate Economic Growth Among The Marginalized: The Modern South African Experienc, Johan J. Henning
Reforming Business Entity Law To Stimulate Economic Growth Among The Marginalized: The Modern South African Experienc, Johan J. Henning
Kentucky Law Journal
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Business Law Reform In The United States: Thinking Too Small?, Douglas C. Michael
Business Law Reform In The United States: Thinking Too Small?, Douglas C. Michael
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
Dean Johan Henning presents the South African experience with business entity reform as one part of a coordinated whole. It included, for example, government funding for business, tax reforms, accounting and securities changes. Henning says that these reforms, though multi-faceted, had a uniform purpose: to use small business as an engine to improve the economy and to move “historically and socially disadvantaged groups” into the mainstream of the economy and the society.
These are noble goals and far reaching efforts, and a lot to ask of business entity reform. But because the South African experience was nonetheless successful by all …