1. Introduction and general outlook -- 2. Global governance, intellectual property and the knowledge economy -- 3. Global governance structures and regime dynamics in intellectual property -- 4. Human rights in the new intellectual property dynamic -- 5. Intellectual property and the political...

In a rather short period of a little over a decade, information and communication technologies have become ubiquitous in the western world. In the early 1990s, few people had heard of email or the Internet. Ten years later, these technologies have become institutionalized and common-place. It is...

In the light of the King Report on Corporate Governance (King I) of 1994, existing vacuum concerning directors' reports in the South African corporate law, this paper makes recommendations for curbing excessive remuneration for directors of companies. The paper supports the argument that...

This chapter aims to impart to the reader an understanding of the law regulating the contract of insurance. It defines insurance (indemnity and non-indemnity) and distinguishes insurance contracts from wagers and suretyships. The formation and content, breach and termination of the contracts of...

This paper focuses on the protection of software and e-commerce business methods from patent perspective. In particular and with the aim of comparison, the paper examines national approaches for software and e-commerce business methods patent under the South African Patent Act, the UK Patent...