Essays on the law of Botswana
By: edited by Charles Manga Fombad.
Contributors: Fombad, Charles Manga.
Publisher: Juta
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780702178962
Subjects: Law -- Botswana.
Description: "The essays in this book offer a description and analysis of a wide range of topical legal issues in Botswana. For the first time, readers can access material about domestic law, legislation and cases written by experts in Botswana. The contributions identify in a thought-provoking manner the challenges that exist and chart new directions for scholars and practitioners alike. Subjects covered: the protection of human rights; the media in Botswana; judicial attitude to the fair trial provisions; curbing corruption, enhancing accountability and promoting good governance; computer-generated documents and the law of evidence; revisiting the notion of ownership of tribal land; land administration, politics and governance in an African setting; the protection of trade marks; the status and role of international law"--Unedited summary from book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxix-xl) and index.
Table of contents: title: The protection of human rights in Botswana : an overview of the regulatory framework / C.M. Fombad; title: An overview of the regulatory framework of the media in Botswana / B.T. Balule; title: Judicial attitudes to the fair trial provisions in the Botswana constitution / E.K. Quansah; title: The framework for curbing corruption, enhancing accountability, and promoting good governance in Botswana / C.M. Fombad and D. Sebudubudu; title: Computer-generated documents and the law of evidence in Botswana / E.K. Quansah; title: Revisiting the notion of ownership of tribal land in Botswana / S.T Morolong and C. Ng'ong'ola; title: Land administration, politics, and governance in Botswana / B. Maripe; title: The protection of trade marks under Botswana law / S.T. Morolong; title: The status and role of international law in the national law of Botswana / O.B. Tshosa.