South African Law Journal
G Glover (Managing Editor); M Paleker; PJ Schwikkard; H Kruuse; H Corder; C Fritz
ISSN: 0258-2503 | eISSN: 1996-2177
Years of Publication: 1883 – current (by Juta & Co since 1910)
Published: Periodical – 4 Issues/Annum
Accreditation(s): International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS); Scopus
About this publication
The South African Law Journal is South Africa’s premier law journal. It publishes articles, notes on cases and book reviews by prominent members of the legal profession and academics. Founded in 1884, it is one of the oldest law journals of its kind in the world. The South African Law Journal is the legal showcase for new ideas, changing attitudes and shifting emphases in South African law. Those who are interested in these changes and developments will find this journal stimulating reading.
VOLUMES AND ISSUES
Volume / Issue
Volume 142 Issue 4
NOTES
Reflections on Wallage v Williams-Ashman & others: Gender discrimination, the optimism bias, freedom of testation, property rights and vesting
Author: Mohamed Paleker
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 659-675 (2025)
Perumal v Janse van Rensburg: Condonation of an electronic document under section 2(3) of the Wills Act — One step forward, two steps back
Author: James Faber
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 676-692 (2025)
Reflecting on the Constitutional Court’s jurisdiction over the misapplication of settled legal tests of the common law in light of Olesitse NO v Minister of Police
Author: Ndivhuwo Ishmel Moleya
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 693-706 (2025)
The ‘jurisprudential confusion’ intensifies: CF v MF (ZAGPPHC) and the conflation of the sham and veneer-piercing scenarios in joining an allegedly abused trust to divorce proceedings
Author: Bradley S Smith
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 707-724 (2025)
ARTICLES
Breach of contract, enrichment liability and the double sale
Author: Jacques du Plessis
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 725-742 (2025)
The distinction between the governing law and the incorporation by reference of contractual terms in international contracts
Author: Faadhil Adams
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 743-773 (2025)
An overview of indirect unfair discrimination protection in South Africa in the context of the Employment Equity Act’s affirmative action measures
Author: Elsabé Huysamen
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 774-799 (2025)
Children flourishing: Evolving capacities, human dignity and the realisation of children’s rights in South Africa
Authors: Bryony Elizabeth Fox & Caitlyn Lattimer
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 800-821 (2025)
The rise of judicial review of South Africa’s treaty-making powers
Author: Hannah Woolaver
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 822-856 (2025)
BOOK REVIEW
M C Botha Dienaar van die waarheid (2024)
Author: Jeremy Gauntlett
Source: South African Law Journal 142 I4, pp 857-870 (2025)