South Africa
Decisions of the High Courts of Gauteng, South Africa
Decisions of the North West High Court, South Africa
Decisions of the Western Cape High Court, South Africa
Decisions of the Northern Cape High Court, South Africa
Forced evictions and disability rights in Africa
Online article looking at forced evictions and disability rights in Africa written by Buhle Angelo Dube who is a lecturer at the University of Swaziland's Law Department. The article was published in 2008 (and updated in 2023 by Sibusiso Nhlabatsi) on the Globalex website and made freely available by the Hauser Global Law School Program at the New York University School of Law. The first section explains the background to forced evictions and their impact in Africa and focuses on this practice in Ghana, Swaziland and Botswana.
World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists
Website of the World Society of Mixed Jurisdiction Jurists (WSMJJ) an organisation made up of law faculties, individuals and international organisations whose aim is to study jurisdictions with mixed legal systems (including both civil law and common law traditions) around the world. These include South Africa, Scotland, Israel, Quebec, the Philippines and Puerto Rico. The site gives contact details for officers and members, information on conferences and events held by the Society and publications produced by WSMJJ.
Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
Official website of the South African Parliament providing background information to the Parliament, how it is structured, its functions and details of members and officers of the Parliament. There are details of the various committees and parliamentary papers, including committee reports, order papers and minutes of proceedings, can be downloaded from the site. Recent speeches can be viewed and the most recent editions of Hansard can be searched, browsed and downloaded. Bills before Parliament can be viewed in full.
Southern Africa Litigation Centre
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre began as a joint initiative between the International Bar Association (IBA) and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). It works to foster human rights, democracy, the rule of law and access to justice in the region by means of advocacy, litigation, training and capacity building. The Centre's website has information about its cases, together with reports, briefings, statements, articles and news. The content can be browsed by topic or by country.
Werksmans Attorneys
Werksmans is a South African corporate and commercial law firm. Their website provides information about the firm and its practice areas, together with legal updates, podcasts and videos. Webinar-based training courses for lawyers are also available, for a fee.