Introduction to the Law of South Africa
Introduction to the Law of South Africa

Author: C. G. Van der Merwe

Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.

Published: 2004-01-01

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 9041122826

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This title is part of an established Series which introduces various legal systems of the world. It provides an authoritative and accessible overview of the main branches of South African public, private and commercial law. Offering insight into the rich system of South African law, this title will be of particular interest to the international legal community. The South African legal system has not only developed fascinating mixtures of civil law and common law rules over more than a century, but has also experienced a post-apartheid South Africa. Of particular interest is the way in which so many branches of law have been infused by basic constitutional values. Many of the contributors have published work in their own fields and have considerable experience of presenting their subject matter in a broader comparative perspective. The succinct and balanced nature of the contributions makes this title attractive to a wide audience of academics, students and practitioners with an interest in this remarkable legal system.

Business Law in Zimbabwe
Business Law in Zimbabwe

Author: Richard Hunter Christie

Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9780702149214

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This comprehensive edition covers all areas of business law in the Zimbabwean context. It includes cases and legislation, and South African, English and other authorities have been relegated to the detailed footnotes.

Mixed Jurisdictions Worldwide
Mixed Jurisdictions Worldwide

Author: Vernon Valentine Palmer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-06-28

Total Pages: 727

ISBN-13: 1139510355

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This examination of the mixed jurisdiction experience makes use of an innovative cross-comparative methodology to provide a wealth of detail on each of the nine countries studied. It identifies the deep resemblances and salient traits of this legal family and the broad analytical overview highlights the family links while providing a detailed individual treatment of each country which reveals their individual personalities. This updated second edition includes two new countries (Botswana and Malta) and the appendices explore all other mixed jurisdictions and contain a special report on Cameroon.

Christie's Law of Contract in South Africa
Christie's Law of Contract in South Africa

Author: Richard Hunter Christie

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 809

ISBN-13: 9780409122541

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"The seventh edition deals with recent case law on a variety of issues including electronic signatures; compliance with statutorily prescribed formalities for contractual validity; developments relating to agreements to negotiate; economic duress and undue influence; simulated contracts; reciprocity in contract; interim interdicts; and the remedy of specific performance. Additions that are more substantial include expanded treatment of the role of good faith in the law of contract. This tracks the continuing tension between the Supreme Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court regarding the extent of that role, with the latter court pressing for a greater role for good faith but not providing sufficient clarity on what good faith means in the context of contract law or on what role it envisages for good faith. This tension has caused difficulties which are reflected in certain High Court decisions."--Publisher's website.

Contract Law Minimalism
Contract Law Minimalism

Author: Jonathan Morgan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-11-07

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 110747020X

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Commercial contract law is in every sense optional given the choice between legal systems and law and arbitration. Its 'doctrines' are in fact virtually all default rules. Contract Law Minimalism advances the thesis that commercial parties prefer a minimalist law that sets out to enforce what they have decided - but does nothing else. The limited capacity of the legal process is the key to this 'minimalist' stance. This book considers evidence that such minimalism is indeed what commercial parties choose to govern their transactions. It critically engages with alternative schools of thought, that call for active regulation of contracts to promote either economic efficiency or the trust and co-operation necessary for 'relational contracting'. The book also necessarily argues against the view that private law should be understood non-instrumentally (whether through promissory morality, corrective justice, taxonomic rationality, or otherwise). It sketches a restatement of English contract law in line with the thesis.