Caroline B. Ncube

University of Cape Town

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1.

Three Centuries and Counting: The Emergence and Development of Intellectual Property Law in Africa

Rochelle C Dreyfuss & Justine Pila (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Property Law (Oxford University Press Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Aug 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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Intellectual Property, Africa, Colonialisation, Development, Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization

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Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives

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Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives

CB Ncube and DO Oriakhogba "Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives" (2018) 21 PER/PELJ
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Dec 2018
Caroline B. Ncube and Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Cape Town and University of Venda
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Monkey Selfie; Authorship; Copyright; Photographs; Nigeria; South Africa

Monkey Selfie and Authorship in Copyright Law: The Nigerian and South African Perspectives

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 21, 2018
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 May 2019
Caroline B. Ncube and Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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monkey selfie, authorship, copyright, South Africa, Nigeria

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Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (Aria VIII)

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Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (Aria VIII)

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 30 Nov 2017
Caroline B. Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Chidi Oguamanam and Jeremy de Beer
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa - Common Law Section and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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egional integration, international law, intellectual property, development, continental free trade agreement, WIPO, WTO, ARIPO, OAPI, PAIPO, trade, harmonization

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Assessing Regional Integration in Africa (Aria VIII)

Open AIR Working Paper No 5/17
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jul 2017
Caroline B. Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa - Common Law Section and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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regional integration, international law, intellectual property, development, continental free trade agreement, WIPO, WTO, ARIPO, OAPI, PAIPO, trade, harmonization

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A Principled Approach to Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement

D. Luke and J. Macleod, Inclusive Trade in Africa: The African Continental Free Trade Area in Comparative Perspective (Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2019)
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Oct 2020
Caroline B. Ncube, Tobias Schonwetter, Jeremy de Beer and Chidi Oguamanam
University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa - Common Law Section and University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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African Continental Free Trade Agreement, intellectual property, trade, law

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Harnessing Intellectual Property for Development: Some Thoughts on an Appropriate Theoretical Framework

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2013
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 04 Feb 2014
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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intellectual property, equity, stakeholder interests, right to work, access to knowledge

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The Intellectual Property Treaty Landscape in Africa, 1885 to 2015

Open AIR Working Paper No. 4/17, Ottawa Faculty of Law Working Paper No. 2017-37
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 27 Jul 2017 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2022
Jeremy de Beer, Jeremiah Baarbé and Caroline B. Ncube
University of Ottawa - Common Law Section, Independent and University of Cape Town
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international law, intellectual property, development, data visualization, WIPO, WTO, trade, harmonization

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Scoping Study on Access to Copyright Protected Works by Persons With Disabilities

World Intellectual Property Organization, SCCR/38/3 March 13, 2019
Number of pages: 154 Posted: 13 May 2019
Blake E. Reid and Caroline B. Ncube
University of Colorado Law School and University of Cape Town
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copyright, disability

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Fair Is as Fair Does: Contractual Normative Regulation of Copyright User Contracts in South Africa

Caroline B Ncube 'Fair is as fair does: Contractual normative regulation of copyright user contracts in South Africa’ in GB Dinwoodie (ed) Intellectual Property and General Legal Principles:Is IP a Lex Specialis? (2015) Edward Elgar 49–68
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Jan 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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copyright, fairness, contract law, consumer protection, reprographic reproduction, South Africa

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Beyond the Marrakesh VIP Treaty: Typology of copyright access‐enabling provisions for persons with disabilities

J World Intellect Prop; 1–17, 2020, DOI: org/10.1111/jwip.12144, U of Colorado Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 20-13
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2020
Caroline B. Ncube, Blake E. Reid and Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Cape Town, University of Colorado Law School and University of Venda
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Access, Copyright, Disabilities, Key Topics, Limitations and Exceptions

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The Development of Intellectual Property Policies in Africa - Some Key Considerations and a Research Agenda

Ncube CB (2013) The Development of Intellectual Property Policies in Africa- Some Key Considerations and a Research Agenda. Intel Prop Rights 1:101.
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 22 Jun 2013
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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Africa, Economic development, Intellectual property policy, Evidence, Technical assistance, WIPO, ARIPO

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Calibrating Copyright for Creators and Consumers: Promoting Distributive Justice and Ubuntu

R. Giblin & K. Weatherall (eds.), What if We Could Reimagine Copyright?, Canberra: ANU Press, 2016
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 30 Aug 2016 Last Revised: 09 Dec 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town
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public interest, copyright, ubuntu, neglected languages, neglected markets

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Evolution of Africa's Intellectual Property Treaty Ratification Landscape

J. de Beer, J. Baarbé and C. Ncube, 'Evolution of Africa’s Intellectual Property Treaty Ratification Landscape' (2018) 22 African J Information & Communication 53.
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 09 Oct 2020
Jeremy de Beer, Jeremiah Baarbé and Caroline B. Ncube
University of Ottawa - Common Law Section, Independent and University of Cape Town
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intellectual property, African policy, treaty policy

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Indigenous Knowledge & Intellectual Property

Indigenous Knowledge & Intellectual Property (Juta) 2016 (edited volume)
Posted: 28 Oct 2016
Elmien Wilhelmina J. du Plessis and Caroline B. Ncube
North West University - Faculty of Law and University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property Law, Indigenous Knowledge, Traditional Medicinal Knowledge

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Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa: Exploring Continental and Sub-Regional Co-Operation

Intellectual Property Policy, Law and Administration in Africa: Exploring Continental and Sub-Regional Co-Operation (2016) Routledge
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Harmonisation, Africa, Policy, Law, Administration, Continental and Sub-regional co-operation

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Briefing on Copyright Flexibilities in South Africa

Posted: 18 Apr 2016 Last Revised: 05 May 2016
Andrew Rens and Caroline B. Ncube
Intellectual Property Law Research, University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town

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Copyright, Exceptions, Limitations, Flexibilities, South Africa

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South Africa Executive Policy Brief: ACA2K Project

Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Access to Knowledge, Copyright Law, South Africa

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Location is Everything, on and Offline: The Fairhaven Domain Name Dispute

'Location is Everything, on and Offline: The Fairhaven Domain Name Dispute’ (2015) 10 (11) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 817- 818
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Domain name, Intellectual Property, High Court, South Africa

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The Draft National Intellectual Property Policy Proposals for Improving South Africa's Patent Registration System: A Review

‘The Draft National Intellectual Property Policy Proposals for Improving South Africa's Patent Registration System: A Review’ (2014) 9 (10) Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 822-829
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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South Africa, Intellectual Property, Policy, Draft, Patent

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Key Copyright Issues in African Distance Education: A South African Case Study

‘Key Copyright Issues in African Distance Education: A South African Case Study’ (2011) 32(2) Distance Education 269 -275
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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African Distant Education, Copyright issues, Access to knowledge, South Africa

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Enforcing Patent Rights Against Goods in Transit: A New Threat to Trans-Border Trade in Generic Medicines

‘Enforcing Patent Rights Against Goods in Transit: A New Threat to Trans-Border Trade in Generic Medicines’ (2009) 21 South African Mercantile Law Journal 680 – 694
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Patent Law, GATT, Generic Medicine, South Africa, Enforcement, Goods in transit

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Protecting Business Methods in South Africa and Zimbabwe

(2008) 2 International Journal of Intellectual Property Management 1 – 10
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Trade Secret, Patent, Business Methods, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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Watching the Watcher: Recent Developments in Privacy Regulation and Cyber-Surveillance in South Africa

‘Watching the Watcher: Recent Developments in Privacy Regulation and Cyber-Surveillance in South Africa’ (2006) 3:4 Script-Ed 344 – 354
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Privacy regulation, cyber-surveillance, law, South Africa

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A Comparative Analysis of Zimbabwean and South African Data Protection Systems

‘A Comparative Analysis of Zimbabwean and South African Data Protection Systems’ 2004 (1) Journal of Information, Law and Technology (JILT) 1 – 24
Posted: 18 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Data Protection, privacy, privacy legislation, Zimbabwean privacy law, South African privacy law, law reform, comparative law

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Constitution, freedom of expression, South Africa

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censorship, social media, online, information, South Africa, Zimbabwe

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‘ACTA & Access to Learning Materials in Morocco: An Examination of How ACTA Impacts the Creation of a Moroccan Orphan Works Regime’

PIJIP Research paper series, no. 2012-01, 2012
Posted: 17 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Access to knowledge, copyright law, orphan work, Morocco

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South Africa, Copyright, Law and Policy

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Border control, intellectual property rights, Zimbabwe

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Border control, intellectual property rights, South Africa

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Effects of the South African Ip Regime on Generating Value from Publicly Funded Research: An Exploratory Study of Two Universities

J De Beer Et Al (Eds) Innovation and Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa (2014) Uct Press 282-315
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Research, Publicly Funded, Universities, Law, South Africa

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Intellectual Property Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Access to Knowledge in South Africa

Matthew Rimmer (Ed) Indigenous Intellectual Property: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (December2015) Edward Elgar 543-564
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Law, Access to Knowledge

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Africa Confronts Cyber-Crime

2004 (2) Speculum Juris 312-317
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Cyber-crime, E-commerce, Africa, Regulation

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The Legal Regulation of Identity Theft in South Africa

2005 (1) Speculum Juris 119-123
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Identity Theft, South Africa, Commercial Sector, Law

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‘Electronic Commerce’ (Original Text by Collier-Reed D)

Ma Fouche (Ed) Legal Principles of Contracts and Commercial Law 7ed (2012) Lexisnexis 307-314
Posted: 16 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Electronic Commerce, South Africa

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‘Intellectual Property’

Ma Fouche (Ed) Legal Principles of Contracts and Commercial Law 7ed (2012) Lexisnexis 289 – 306 (with Collier-Reed D and Schonwetter T)
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Patent, Copyright, Trademark, South Africa

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'The Politics of National Intellectual Property Policy Design and the Provision of Health Services in South Africa'

(2015) 3 South African Intellectual Property Journal 15 – 39
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Intellectual Property, Law, Health, Policy, South Africa

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‘Social, Ethical and Legal Issues’

(with C Prins &W Singaga) in Satish Jha and Leon Strous (Eds) Ifip Witfor 2007: ICT for Development and Prosperity (2007) Ifip Press, 145 – 159
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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ICT, Developing Countries, Social, Ethical, Legal, Aspects, IFIP WITFOR

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Chapter 11: 'Contracts of Insurance'

D. Collier and K. Lehmann (Eds) a Basic Principles of Business Law (2010) Lexisnexis Butterworths, 291-307
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Insurance, Contracts, South Africa

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You're Fired! The Removal of Directors Under the Companies Act 71 of 2008

(2011) 128 South African Law Journal 33–51
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Company law, Directors, Removal, South Africa

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‘Software Patents’

Sylvia Papadous and Sizwe Snail (Eds) Cyberlaw Iii @ Sa the Law of the Internet in South Africa 3ed (2012) Van Schaik Publishers 123 – 136
Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Software, e-commerce, patent, business methods, UK, US, EU, South Africa

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‘Transparency and Accountability Under the New Company Law’ 2010 Acta Juridica 42 – 72

Posted: 15 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Company Law, transparency, accountability, South Africa

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Company Law, Pre-incorporation contracts, South Africa, New Zealand

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When are Complementary Goods Similar? Waterford Wedgwood Plc v Assembled Investments (Proprietary) Ltd

(2010) 1 South African Law Journal 51-58
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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Complementary goods, Trade mark, ECJ, South Africa

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Equitable Intellectual Property Protection of Computer Programs in South Africa: Some Proposals for Reform

(2012) Stellenbosch Law Review 438-461
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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copyright, patent, trade secret, protection, coputer programs, South Africa

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Copyright Enforcement: The Graduated Response Takes Centre Stage

(2012) 24(2) South African Mercantile Law Journal 133-147
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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ACTA, Copyright enforcement, digital environment, online file sharing, South Africa

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A New Intellectual Property Organisation for Africa?

(2013) 8(2) Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 114-117
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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PAIPO, Final Draft Statute, Intellectual Property

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A Proposal to Curb Excessive Executive Remuneration

2006 (2) Speculum Juris 259
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube
University of Cape Town

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South Africa, Corporate law, directors' remuneration, corporate governance, UK

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New Hope for Africa? Copyright and Access to Knowledge in the Digital Age

(2011) 13(3) Info 64-4
Posted: 14 Apr 2016
Caroline B. Ncube and Tobias Schonwetter
University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT) - Faculty of Law

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copyright, exceptions, limitations, access, knowledge