Department of Jurisprudence
College of Law |
School of Law |
Department: Jurisprudence |
Chair
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Tel: |
012 433 9536
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E-mail: |
nkosigs@unisa.ac.za
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Qualifications
- BProc (University of Kwazulu -Natal)
- LLB (University of Kwazulu-Natal)
- LLM (University of the Witwatersrand)
Currently teaching
- Introduction to law for social work
- Introduction to Paralegal Studies
Fields of academic interests
- Child Law
- Indigenous African Law
- Social Security Law
- Gender and the Law
Journal articles
- "Validity of polygamous marriages and jurisdiction to supervise the estate of deceased blacks: Nkonki v Nkonki" Speculum Juris (vol 1) 2002 300-302
- "The predicament of an African woman: a critique of current legislation on domestic workers" SA Mercantile Law Journal (vol 15) 2003 407-413
- "The extent of recognition of customs in indigenous law of marriage: a comment on Mabuza v Mbatha" Speculum Juris (vol 18) 2004 325
- "Indigenous African marriage and same-sex partnerships: conflicts and controversies" International Journal of African Renaissance Studies (vol 2) 2007
- "Registration of customary marriages under the Transkei Marriage Act: Wormald NO and others v Kambule [2004] 3 All SA 392 (EC), Wormald NO and others v Kambule 2006 3 SA SCA and Kambule v Baduza and 7 others case no 1833/2006 (EC)" Speculum Juris (vol 2) 2007 (Co-authored)
- "Accessibility of social assistance benefits in indigenous African communities from a South African perspective" in Children's rights in Namibia (2009)
- "Social work and child law in South Africa: A legal perspective" Obiter 33(2) 2012
- "Gender equality in South Africa: Bridging the divide" (co-authored chapter in a book) in Law, Governance and World Order (2012) ISBN number 978-87-994854-2-0
- "An analysis of the South African social assistance system as it applies to children in rural communities: A perspective from the Grootboom case" SAPL 26 (1) 2011
- "'It takes a village to raise a child': Accessibility of social assistance benefits in indigenous African communities" SA Mercantile Law Journal 22(3) 2010
- "Traditional and contemporary social assistance measures in South Africa: A historical perspective" SA Public Law 28 (2) 2013.