Department of Law
Michael Celumusa Buthelezi, DOB: 30/03/1974
ID No: 7403305290081
Qualifications:
- LLM & BPROC (UDW)
Research interests:
- Delict issue
- Competition law
- Governance law
- African customary law
Research Databases / Publications:
Is there still defamation based on adultery under South African law? A critical review – J v J (4918–2012)[2016] ZAKZDHC 33 ((OBITER 2017).
“J v J 2016 ZAKZDHC 33 (unreported) ” (Vol 2) [2017] DE JURE 26
The Constitution Seventeenth Amendment Act Of 2012: Why the amendment to the Constitution ought to have gone one step further in the interests of the right to access to the Constitutional Court (OBITER 2015).
The Court knows the law: An appraisal of [t]he Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children & RAPCAN v Minister of J & CD and NDP, TSAR 2014:3 (Co-Authored with R Bernard)
A Critical Reflection on the SA Law of the Child, OBITER 35 (1) 2014 (Co-Authored with R Bernard)
Let false light (publicity action) shine forth in South African law, De Jure 46 vol 3 2013
The need for vigilance in banking transactions in the light of prevalent fraud, misrepresentation and ponzi schemes in the business world : The trustees of the insolvent estate of Grahame Ernest John Whitehead v Dumas case 323/12 [2013] ZASCA 19 unreported (20 March 2013), OBITER 34(3) 2013 (Co-Authored with M Kika, a student)
In dissent: A critical review of the minority judgment of Yacoob J in Le Roux v Dey 2011 (3) SA 274 (CC), OBITER 33(3) 2012
Like Pontius Pilate of old, the Constitutional Court washed its hands of my human dignity: A critical review of The Citizen 1978 (Pty) Ltd v McBride 2011 4 SA 191 (CC) De Jure vol 2 2011
A missed opportunity to settle the law on DNA testing in paternity disputes – YD (now M) v LB 2010 6 SA 338 (SCA) OBITER 32 (2) 2011
The Action Of Dependants Revisited In The Light Of Brooks v The Minister Of Safety and Security SALJ Part 4 2011
The Citizen v McBride 2010 (4) SA 148 (SCA). As a matter of fact: But whose fact? De Jure vol 1 2011
Bridging the Gap Between De Jure and De Facto Parliamentary Representation of Women in Africa. CILSA vol 41(2) (2008) (Co-Authored with T Thabane)
Killing With Impunity: The Story of an Unborn Child. De Jure vol 2 2008 (Co-Authored with M Reddi)
The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Measures: Does South Africa Measure Up? JJS vol 28(2) 2003 (Co-Authored with M Reddi)