The preoccupation with a more just and peaceful world today is a concern of many legal experts, faith leaders, policy makers and leading thinkers. This paper examines the Global
Ethic, as espoused by the Parliament of World Religions and affirmed by the Kuala Lumpur Consultation, which was held in Malaysia in October 2010 and its applicability [...]
The law exists to govern human affairs – to perform this function; it mustpossess the virtue of clarity and certainty. Courts have a duty to ensure that thelaw is clear and
certain. An employee whose contract of employment is wronglyterminated looks to the courts for redress and an award of damages is one ofthe available remedies. [...]
The presumption of resulting trust and advancement, as equitable principles,were developed in the English legal system to do justice on matters of proprietaryrights between
persons who are in one relationship or the other such as spouses,parents and their children amongst others. [...]
Intestate inheritance in Nigeria is faced with legal issues. This is due to the pluralistic nature of the Nigerian society, where there exist different native laws or customs
on inheritance. Some of the native laws or customs discriminate against the rights of women to inherit. [...]
Insolvency law in Zimbabwe has undergone a legal metamorphosis from the colonial period to post independence. The evolution of insolvency law in Zimbabwe has been largely driven
by socio-economic and political forces. Suffice to underscore that before the enactment of the comprehensive Insolvency Act by the Parliament of Zimbabwe in 2018, [...]
W niniejszym artykule przedmiotem rozważań będą z jednej strony przyczyny powstawania wtórnej konstytucyjności w wyniku wejścia w życie wyroku Trybunału Konstytucyjnego.
W kontekście tego zagadnienia należy wziąć, po pierwsze, pod uwagę zasadę skargowości, która może prowadzić do jedynie fragmentarycznego eliminowania niekonstytucyjności, [...]
The judicial review owes its popularity primarily to the judgment in the Marbury v. Madison case, which gave American courts the power to strike down laws, statutes, and certain
government actions that were viewed to violate the Constitution. Although today there is no doubt that the Supreme Court not only has such power but also uses it, [...]
One of the intractable issues that Botswana has had to grapple with sinceindependence is the question of gender equality. The establishment ofParliament set two rule making
systems on a collision course; the traditionallaw making system in which customary law is made on the one hand, and lawmakingby Parliament on the other. [...]
The principle of open justice is a central tenet of the administration of justicein Botswana. Open justice requires that, as a general rule, courts of lawmust conduct their
business publicly unless this could result in injustice. Theprinciple is a safeguard against judicial bias, incompetence and unfairness andensures that judges are [...]
This paper seeks to provide for an overview of major developments inintellectual property law in Botswana over the past fi fty years, with specificreference to patent law.
It traces major developments in patent law at bothinternational and national level. [...]
