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 143 Issue 1
NOTES
‘As long as she lives a chaste life’: The constitutionality of the ‘dum casta’ clause in post-divorce South African spousal maintenance agreements
Authors: Brigitte Clark & Belinda van Heerden
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 1-13 (2026)
Cassim NO v MEC, Department of Social Development, Free State: A missedopportunity to set the parameters on exclusionary criteria in school admission processes for children with disabilities
Authors: Willene Holness & Ruth Nyamadzawo
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 14-36 (2026)
Disability discrimination or incapacity dismissal? A commentary on Gugwini v National Consumer Commissioner
Author: Lindani Mkhwanazi
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 37-49 (2026)
You cannot contract out of the National Credit Act in a supplementary agreement: A consideration of Absa Bank Ltd v Serfontein
Author: Ciresh Singh
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 50-67 (2026)
ARTICLES
Enforcing living wills in South Africa
Authors: Elsje Bonthuys & Anton van Dalsen
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 68-92 (2026)
The enforceability of and contractual remedies for breach of extended notice periods in employment
Author: Judith Geldenhuys
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 93-118 (2026)
Requisitioned shareholder meetings in terms of section 61(3) of the Companies Act
Author: Vela Madlela
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 119-154 (2026)
Public interest standing under section 157(1)(d) of the Companies Act: A sharp arrow in the quiver of public interest guardians
Author: Tebello Thabane
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 155-183 (2026)
Protection down the road: Car shapes and intellectual property law
Authors: Gretchen Jansen & Dennis Wurm
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 184-214 (2026)
BOOK REVIEW
Jeremy Pickering Raising the Bar: The Making of a Judge (2025)
Author: Jeremy Gauntlett
Source: South African Law Journal 143 I1, pp 215-219 (2026)