Magister Legum - LLM (Mercantile and Labour Law)

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    Regulating lobbying’s influence on trade policy in South Africa to achieve openness, transparency and integrity.
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Vanqa, Sakhile Siphelele
    It is a narrative as ancient as time itself that wherever power is amassed by individuals or groups, others instinctively align themselves with it, seeking to exploit that power for their own interests. This phenomenon is epitomised by lobbyists, whose roots can be traced back, according to American political scientist Lipsen, to the Garden of Eden, where the serpent lobbied Eve to persuade Adam to defy his covenant with God, lending credence to Lipsen’s assertion that lobbying is the oldest profession in the world. In today’s world, biblical covenants have given way to social contracts between governments and citizens in terms of social contract theory which posits that citizens relinquish power to governments in exchange for governance aligned with their interests; while lobbying has surged into a multi-billion dollar industry, with the United States alone spending $4.26 billion in lobbying practices in 2023.
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    The utility of King IV Principles on Corporate Governance in improving the state of accountability in local government.
    (University of the Western Cape, 2019) Beukes, Jennica Jasmine; Tinashe, Chigwata
    Local government is often described as the cornerstone of democratic government and it is the level or sphere of government that is physically closest to the people.1 As a result, local government tends to have the most interaction with the citizens compared to other governments organised at higher levels. In many countries, local government renders essential public services that are needed for both human survival and economic development.2 These include the supply of water and electricity, refuse removal, the provision of sanitation and housing, the regulation of land use, and the provision of health services. In South Africa, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution) does not only position local government at the centre of public service delivery, but also has broader developmental duties. For example, section 152 of the Constitution requires local government to: