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Welcome to In The Know
A University of the Western Cape Law Faculty blog series
This is a blog series written by legal experts on various topics ranging from mercantile and labour law, criminal law to human rights and everything in between.


Climate Adaptation Planning for Resilient and Sustainable Cities: Perspectives from the City of Rotterdam (Netherlands) and the City of Antwerp (Belgium)
By Prof A van der Berg This blog post is an adaptation of an article available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-journa...
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Feb 19, 20242 min read
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Black economic empowerment in South Africa: Is transformation of the management structures of enterprises as essential as it should be?
Dr J van de Rheede This post is an adaptation of an article that is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2077-4907/2021/ldd.v26.4...
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Feb 13, 20242 min read
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Unteaching non-physical gender based violence in Higher Education
Cherith Sanger Defining non-physical forms of gender based violence (GBV) UN Women defines violence against women as ‘any act of...
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Aug 24, 20235 min read
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Is Islam deemed less tolerant of women's rights than other faiths and cultures?
Dr Ashraf Booley and Mohammad Hoosain Sungay Women's rights in Sharee'ah law On the 28th of June 2022, Acting Justice Tlaleltsi handed...
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Aug 10, 20236 min read
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Twice vulnerable - how do women with disabilities overcome multiple forms of discrimination?
Yvette Basson Picture description: women of various ages and races pictured with different disabilities What is multiple discrimination?...
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Aug 3, 20233 min read
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The struggle for child maintenance - what's a single parent to do?
Dr Carmel van Niekerk Originally published at https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-02-07-the-struggle-for-child-maintenance-in-th...
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Jul 27, 20234 min read
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