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Southern African Law Teachers Conference 2020 Skukuza, Kruger National Park a Conference of the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa 20 – 24 January 2020 Southern African Law Teachers Conference 2020 Skukuza, Kruger National Park A conference of the Society of Law Teachers of Southern Africa 20 – 24 January 2020 ‘Law, Nature and Sustainable Development' #SALTC2020 “Ihloka liyakhohlwa kodwa isihlahla asikhohlwa” (an axe forgets but the tree doesn’t forget) – Ndebele proverb “Isihlahla asinyelelwa” (a tree is not defecated upon) – Zulu proverb “Inkomo kayisengwa ngokwehlisa” (do not continuously milk a cow until there is nothing to milk) – Ndebele proverb AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD “Aiva madziva ava mazambuko” (what used to be rivers are now crossings) – Shona proverb Monday 20 January 2020 14:00 – 17:00 Check in: Reception – Skukuza Rest Camp Registration: Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre 19:00 – Till late LexisNexis Cocktail Function: Next to the Sabie River (Directions to be provided during registration) Tuesday 21 January 2020 07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast: Cattle Baron Restaurant 08:00 – 09:00 Council Meeting: Ingwe Venue – Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre 09:00 – 10:00 Opening Ceremony: Ndlopfu Venue – Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi (Chair) – Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Johannesburg Prof Puseletso Letete – President, Society for Law Teachers of Southern Africa Prof Saurabh Sinha – Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Internationalisation, University of Johannesburg Judge Boissie Mbha – Judge of Appeal at the Supreme Court of Appeal, South Africa 10:00 – 11:00 Plenary Session 1: Ndlopfu Venue – Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre Sustainable development, human impact and the regulation of pollution and waste management Dr Jennifer Hall (Chair) – University of Johannesburg Prof Michael Kidd – University of KwaZulu-Natal Prof Tumai Murombo – University of the Witwatersrand 11:00 – 11:30 Tea: Foyer – Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre 1 AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD 11:30 – 13:00 Parallel Session 1 Parallel Law and Environmental law Customary law Criminal law Constitutional law Session 1 technological change & Sustainability Venue Ndlopfu Ingwe Ndau Mhelembe Nari 11:30 – 11:50 Reconciling the From Paws (trained dogs) to Sustainability of academics Achieving SDG 6: Transformative irreconcilable? Paws (artificial intelligence) in South Africa The Southern African constitutionalism, fairness Patrilineality in the age of – All in the fight against the Judith Geldenhuys Development Community and administrative law constitutionalism poaching of our wildlife University of South Africa (SADC) region and water reform in South Africa Raymond Msaule Dawie de Villiers governance – a legal Vuyo Peach University of Limpopo University of Johannesburg perspective University of South Africa Germarié Viljoen & Bronwen Qumbu North-West University 11:50 – 12:10 Sengadi v Tsambo 2019 (4) The role of the criminal Addressing cyber bullying as From Rio to Paris: The Once bitten twice shy? Not SA 50 (GP) and the justice system in the fight a form of cyber harassment evolution of the principle of the Constitutional Court requirements for validity against the crime of rhino in South Africa ‘common but differentiated Raymond Msaule of customary marriages: poaching and other related Sershiv Reddy responsibilities’ within the University of Limpopo Muddying the waters? offences – a critical analysis University of Johannesburg climate change regime. Siyambonga Heleba Annette van der Merwe Sikhulile Ngcobo University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo University of Johannesburg 12:10 – 12:30 Goodbye, ‘official’ and ‘living’ Controlling ivory trade Digital content and the The impact of s24G as A lack of interpretive and/ customary law through WTO law: is CITES online consumer: Quo Vadis? a corrective measure in or institutional restraint? An Anthony Diala really an impediment? Sylvia Papadopoulos accordance with sustainable analysis of United Democratic University of the Lonias Ndlovu University of Pretoria development Movement v Speaker of the Western Cape University of Venda Nazreen Ismail National Assembly 2017 5 SA University of Johannesburg 300 (CC) Bradley Slade Stellenbosch University 12:30 – 12:50 The legal Protection of The sustainable place of The role of robo-advisors in Public interest litigation as – African Traditional Medicine punishment in the fight for the South African insurance an instrument to advance in South Africa: The road to nature conservation industry: Is South Africa environmental justice and parallel and equal existence Stefan Terblanche ready? sustainability in South Africa of Allopathic health care University of South Africa Samantha Huneberg Kesolofetse Lefenya system and African tradition University of Johannesburg North-West University health care system Mokgadi Mokgokong University of Limpopo 2 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch: Foyer – Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre 14:00 – 15:30 Parallel Session 2 Parallel Criminal law & Environmental law Mercantile law Legal education Human rights law Session 2 Law of evidence & Sustainability Venue Ndlopfu Ingwe Ndau Mhelembe Nari 14:00 – 14:20 Intellectual property Are disruptive protests Sustainability of South Assessing South Africa’s Criminalisation of foresight rather than compatible with peaceful African law clinics in a implementation of poverty and the forgotten hindsight for supply chain protests? A criminal law technology driven world sustainable development Populations-Threats to sustainability – A concept perspective Gökşen Effendi goal 15: Lessons from the sustainable environmental paper for growth Khulekani Khumalo University of Johannesburg First Voluntary Review sanitation in Zambia Lewis Victor Kaplan University of KwaZulu-Natal Report 2019 Chipo Mushota Nkhata Durban University of Chante Jade Baatjes; University of Zambia Technology Tanya Wagenaar & Joanna Botha Nelson Mandela University 14:20 – 14:40 The effectiveness of Easing access to justice for Are matric results an Flooding, the environmental The right to education academic patents versus child sexual abuse survivors indication of success at right and sustainable threatened: A look at the transformative licensing and Joshua Kumwenda university? development Komape case commercialising University of South Africa Ninette Crous Jennifer Hall Thobile Nsimbini Ophrey Shibambu North-West University University of Johannesburg University of Limpopo University of Venda 14:40 – 15:00 Intellectual property Efficacy of government The significance of The The protection and Providing basic sanitation to awareness in rural strategies in the prevention Independent Institute of sustainable management rural schools in South Africa: communities: A case and control of organised Education (Pty) Ltd v The of soils in Africa: Legal A realisable constitutional of Thohoyandou and crime in Limpopo province KwaZulu-Natal Law Society prospects, challenges and right or an elusive dream? Malamulele within Vhembe Kholofelo Mothibi and Others (KZP) (unreported opportunities for sustainable Thobile Nsimbini District in the Limpopo University of Venda case no. 9090/18) – whereto development University of Limpopo province, South Africa from here? Oliver Ruppel Ophrey Shibambu & Fiona Kaplan Stellenbosch University Percy Sithuga Varsity College University of Venda 3 AND COMPANY (PTY) LTD 15:00 – 15:20 Unlocking the potential of New thinking on “food Male and female law The relationship between Should the natural sex-ratio Islamic finance towards fraud”: The legal test to students’ pre-entry legal education and be legally maintained? meeting sustainable apply when faced with the expectations of first year sustainable development: Thoughts on non-therapeutic development goals issue of finding “horse in university studies: Is there lessons from the preimplantation sex Naeema Gabru your wors” gender parity? jurisprudence of business selection North-West University Murray Zimbler Conrad Potberg & law on the relationship Donrich Thaldar Varsity College Suberthra Pather between persons and their University of KwaZulu-Natal University of the environment Western Cape Charmika Samaradiwakera- Wijesundara University of the Witwatersrand 15:20 – 15:40 Transferring of independent Crime, policing and indirect Writing seminar: a personal Sustainable development The sustainability of child- guarantees discrimination in light of approach Law and quest for law headed households Charl Hugo Social Justice Coalition and Irene Broekhuijse properly so-called Ronelle Prinsloo University of Johannesburg Others v Minister of Police University of Johannesburg Dejo Olowu Vaal University of and Others Walter Sisulu University Technology Delano Cole van der Linde North-West University 15:40 – 16:00 The utility of ‘piercing of the Witnesses giving evidence by Legal education and social Sustainable management of Widening Retirement Fund corporate law’ for public way of video conferencing change – challenges and forests in Africa: Coverage through the policy considerations in link ups with the court – possibilities Rethinking intellectual Contemplated South African tackling illicit financial flows local and abroad Hilary Sommerlad property rights and local National Social Security Fund in Africa Nicci Whitear-Nel University of Leeds stakeholders engagement Clement Marumoagae Tshepo Mongalo University of KwaZulu-Natal Pete Sanderson Caroline Joelle Nwabueze University of the University of the University of Huddersfield Bern Universität Witwatersrand Witwatersrand Benjamin Kujinga University of Johannesburg 16:00 – 16:30 Tea: Foyer – Nombolo Mdhluli Conference Centre 19:00 – Till late Oxford University Press Dinner:
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