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Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
Research Portal
Faculty of Law | University of the Western Cape
>> Mission: About us
| Our focusGlobal assessments present a disconcerting view of the condition of the environment, a condition that is likely to have a severe impact on the survival of humankind. Humankind is rapidly transgressing existing planetary boundaries. This apocalyptic nightmare is, however, not equally applicable to everyone, as the poorest and most vulnerable will be harder hit by environmental degradation than... Read more ... |
| Our teamThe GEL research niche is coordinated by Werner Scholtz, an internationally acclaimed National Research Foundation-rated researcher. He is joined by Dr Muhammad Kasker as well as a number of research associates and international partners. Read more ... |
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Our focusDigital technology has transcended many of the physical and spatial limitations on the performance of work. ‘Reimagining employment’ has become a buzzword. At the same time, these developments have also transcended many of the critical institutions of labour law. These, too, must be reimagined and the target is continuously moving as new forms of technology introduce yet more change. Scholars... Read more ... |
>> Newsroom: Latest headlines
 | NEWS: Shifting international environmental law from conservation to compassion Werner Scholtz, professor of law at UWC, has called for a paradigm shift in international environmental law, which he says ‘is concerned with the conservation, inter alia, of sentient species, but generally ignores the welfare of individual animals. It therefore does not reflect a recognition of the moral worth of animals and perpetuates the dichotomy between conservation and welfare’. |
 | BLOGS: Does 'sustainable use' mean wildlife can be commodified? | By Werner Scholtz A government call for submissions to a panel set up to advise it on the management, breeding and hunting of four of the 'Big Five' animals was criticised for bias in favour of the commodification of wildlife -- at a time when the courts are making progressive judgments on 'sustainable use'. |
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News: Planned class action suit by Uber drivers get support | By Ernest Mabuza, Darcy du Toit The Centre for Transformative Regulation of Work (Centrow) at the University of the Western Cape says it supports a planned class action suit against Uber that its drivers are employees and not independent contractors Read more ... |
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