SOUTH AFRICAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION
PUBLICATIONS COMPLETED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION FROM 1994 TO 2005
Summary:
The following table reflects 145 publications (excluding annual reports) completed by the Commission from 1994 to 2005:
Year |
Reports |
Discussion
Papers |
Issue Papers |
Total |
1994 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
18
. |
1995 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
1996 |
3 |
8 |
4 |
15 |
1997 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
13 |
1998 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
19 |
1999 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
13 |
2000 |
5 |
7 |
2 |
14 |
2001 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
15 |
2002 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
2003 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
2004 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
2005 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Total |
61 |
59 |
25 |
145 |
1994 REPORTS
- Investigation into the courts' powers of review of administrative acts
- The division of pension benefits on divorce
- Investigation into the payments system in South African law
- Section 138 of the Companies Act 61 of 1973
- The protection of the financial markets in the event of insolvency
- Reform of the South African law of bail
- The simplification of criminal procedure: Appeal procedures
- Debt collecting: Imprisonment for debt
- Natural fathers of children born out of wedlock
- Application of the trapping system
- Jurisdictional lacuna in the Supreme Court Act, 1959
TOTAL: 14
1994 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- The legal consequences of sexual realignment and related matters
- Unreasonable stipulations in contracts and the rectification of contracts
- Euthanasia and the artificial preservation of life
- Declaration and detention of persons as state patients
TOTAL: 4
1995 REPORTS
- The legal consequences of sexual realignment and related matters
- Simplification of criminal procedure
- Declaration and detention of persons as state patients
- International cooperation in criminal prosecutions
TOTAL: 5
1995 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Review of the law of insolvency
- Aspects of the law relating to AIDS
- The recognition of a class action in South African law
- The admissibility of computer evidence
- International cooperation in criminal prosecutions
TOTAL: 6
1996 REPORTS
- Speculative and contingency fees
- Access to minor children by interested persons
- Money laundering and related matters
TOTAL: 3
1996 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Grandparents' visitation rights
- Unreasonable stipulations in contracts and the rectification of contracts
- Review of the law of insolvency
- Aspects of the law relating to AIDS
- Speculative and contingency fees
- A draft international Arbitration Act for South Africa
- The Apportionment of Damages Act, 1956
- Money laundering and related matters
TOTAL: 8
1996 ISSUE PAPERS
- Conflict of personal laws
- Money laundering and related matters
TOTAL: 4
1997 REPORTS
First interim report on aspects of the law relating to AIDS
TOTAL: 1
1997 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Euthanasia and the artificial preservation of life
- Pre-employment HIV testing
- HIV/AIDS and discrimination in schools
TOTAL: 5
1997 ISSUE PAPERS
- Review of the maintenance system
- Simplification of criminal procedure: Access to the criminal justice system
- Sentencing: Restorative justice
- Arbitration: Alternative dispute resolution
- Sexual offences against children
- Sentencing: Mandatory minimum sentences
TOTAL: 7
1998 REPORTS
- Time limits for the institution of actions against the state
- Unreasonable stipulations in contracts and the rectification of contracts
- Pre-employment HIV testing
- HIV/AIDS and discrimination in schools
- Euthanasia and the artificial preservation of life
- The recognition of class actions and public interest actions in South African law
- International arbitration
- Constitutional jurisdiction of magistrates' courts
TOTAL: 10
1998 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Constitutional jurisdiction of magistrates' courts
- Customary law: Conflicts of law
- Sharing of pension benefits
- Security legislation: The Interception and Monitoring Prohibition Act
- The need for a statutory offence aimed at harmful HIV-related behaviour
TOTAL: 6
1998 ISSUE PAPERS
- Succession in customary law
- Review of the Child Care Act
TOTAL: 3
1999 REPORTS
- The enactment in SA of UNCITRAL's model law on cross-border insolvency
- Customary law: Conflicts of law
- Security legislation: Monitoring and Interception Prohibition Act
- Sharing of pension benefits
TOTAL: 5
1999 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Traditional courts and the judicial function of traditional leaders
- Compulsory HIV testing of persons arrested in sexual offence cases
- Sexual offences: The substantive law
- Review of the law of insolvency
- Arbitration: Community dispute resolution structures
- Review of the Marriage Act
TOTAL: 8
2000 REPORTS
- Review of the law of insolvency
- The right of the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal on questions of fact
- A new sentencing framework
- Compulsory HIV testing of persons arrested in sexual offence cases
TOTAL: 5
2000-DISCUSSION PAPERS
- The right of the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal on questions of fact
- The application of the Bill of Rights to criminal procedure, criminal law, the law of evidence and sentencing
- A new sentencing framework
- Review of security legislation: Terrorism
- Customary law: Succession
- Simplification of criminal procedure: Sentence agreements
- Customary law: Administration of estates
TOTAL: 7
2000 ISSUE PAPERS
- Islamic marriages and related matters
- Uniform national legislation on the fencing of national roads
TOTAL: 2
2001 REPORTS
- Simplification of Criminal Procedure: Sentence Agreements
- The Application of the Bill of Rights to Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, the Law of Evidence and Sentencing
- Aspects of the Law Relating to AIDS: The Need for a Statutory Offence Aimed at Harmful HIV-Related Behaviour
- The Review of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961
TOTAL: 5
2001 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Simplification of criminal procedure: A more inquisitorial approach to criminal procedure - police questioning, defence disclosure, the role of judicial' officers and judicial management of trials
- Sentencing: A compensation scheme for victims of crime in South Africa
- Publication of divorce proceedings: Section 12 of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979
- Computer-related crime: Preliminary proposals for reform in respect of unauthorised access to computers, unauthorised modification of computer data and software applications and related procedural aspects
- Simplification of criminal procedure: Out of court settlements in criminal cases
- Islamic marriages and related matters
- Sexual offences: Process and procedure
- Review of the Child Care Act
TOTAL: 8
2001 ISSUE PAPERS
TOTAL: 2
2002 REPORTS
- Security Legislation: Terrorism
- Simplification of Criminal Procedure: A More Inquisitorial Approach to Criminal Procedure: Police Questioning, Defence Disclosure, The Role of Judicial Officers and Judicial Management of Trials
- Simplification of Criminal Procedure: Out-of-Court Settlements in Criminal Cases
- The Publication of Divorce Proceedings: Section 12 of the Divorce Act 70 of 1979
TOTAL: 4
2002 DISCUSSION PAPERS
None
2002 ISSUE PAPERS
- Sexual offences: Adult prostitution
- Consolidated legislation pertaining to international co-operation in civil matters
TOTAL: 3
2003 REPORTS
- Project 110: Review of the Child Care Act-; 1983
- Project 90: Customary law: Traditional courts and the judicial function of traditional leaders
- Islamic marriages and related matters
- The Apportionment of Damages Act 34 of 1956
- The use of electronic equipment in court proceedings (postponement of criminal cases via audiovisual link)
TOTAL: 6
2003 DISCUSSION PAPERS
TOTAL: 1
2003 ISSUE PAPERS
- Privacy and data protection
TOTAL: 3
2004 REPORTS
- Review of the Black Administration Act 38 of 1927
- A compensation fund for victims of crime
- Customary law of succession
TOTAL: 3
2004 DISCUSSION PAPERS
- Assisted decision-making: Adults with impaired decision-making capacity Consolidated legislation pertaining to international co-operation in civil matters
TOTAL: 4
2004 ISSUE PAPERS
TOTAL: 1
2005 REPORTS
None
2005 DISCUSSION PAPERS
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Privacy and data protection Administration of estates
TOTAL: 2
2005 ISSUE PAPERS
Nonea