Helen Kruuse
Biographic Data
| ID | 4275158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Kruuse |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Kruuse |
| SIGNATURE | KRUUSE H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rhodes University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4757-5851 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Presidential lawfare and Stalingrad tactics
The concept of ‘Stalingrad defence' or ‘Stalingrad tactics' is relatively unknown outside South Africa, yet its first recorded use in litigation appears in the United States decision of X_IT Products v Walter Kidde Portable Equipment 227 F Supp 2d 494. This article traces how the term has taken root in South African practice and become closely associated with the litigation strategies deployed for former President Jacob Zuma. We use Zuma's two_de…
Presidential lawfare
The thin edge of the wedge
Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the practice of ukuthwala. However, the case of Jezile v S brings theory into reality, putting in stark relief the issues that surround this custom in a constitutional democracy. The Jezile case highlights the disjuncture between comm…
Legal ethics education in South Africa
The South African legal profession has been subject to harsh criticism in the last few years, leading to what some have called ‘an ethical crisis.’ Although this perception may or may not be warranted, there have been numerous calls for improved ethical legal practices by South African lawyers. This article seeks to contribute to a discussion about the importance of implementing legal ethics education in South African law schools. The authors (a)…
Unfulfilled Promises? The Implementation of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act in South Africa
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 (the Act) regulates all matters in relation to customary marriages in South Africa. The Act was specifically enacted to recognize customary marriages as valid, but was also passed to address gender inequality by regulating various customary marriage aspects, the most important being registration and proprietary consequences. This article reflects on the findings of a qualitative study on the registr…
Conscientious Objection to Performing Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa
Journal Article Conscientious Objection to Performing Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa Get access Helen Kruuse Helen Kruuse * Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Rhodes University, South Africa *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Volume 28, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 150–176, https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebu0…
A maturing manifesto
This article represents the next in a series of five-year overviews of children’s rights in the courts in South Africa. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Welfare of Children as a point of departure, the study suggests that it is in the public sphere that children’s rights have had their most impact in the period under review. The article highlights eight areas of distinction in this five-year period: t…
From the Grave to the Cradle
The development of reproductive technologies in the last century, such as effective contraceptive methods, artificial insemination, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, amongst others, has fundamentally reshaped traditional concepts of reproduction parenthood and has raised practical and ethical concerns. This article describes one such development, namely, post-mortem gamete retrieval (PMGR) for the purposes of posthumous reproduction. In explori…
Here’s to You, Mrs Robinson
There is always need of persons not only to discover new truths, and point out when what were once truths are true no longer, but also to commence new practices, and set the example of more enlightened conduct. The law is one of the important architects of social norms. At times, it can be a tool to solve problems, eradicate inequalities, and advance the rights of the disadvantaged. At other times, the law is an anchor and a constraint upon socia…
The thin edge of the wedge
Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the practice of ukuthwala. However, the case of Jezile v S brings theory into reality, putting in stark relief the issues that surround this custom in a constitutional democracy. The Jezile case highlights the disjuncture between comm…
A maturing manifesto
This article represents the next in a series of five-year overviews of children’s rights in the courts in South Africa. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Welfare of Children as a point of departure, the study suggests that it is in the public sphere that children’s rights have had their most impact in the period under review. The article highlights eight areas of distinction in this five-year period: t…
Here’s to You, Mrs Robinson
There is always need of persons not only to discover new truths, and point out when what were once truths are true no longer, but also to commence new practices, and set the example of more enlightened conduct. The law is one of the important architects of social norms. At times, it can be a tool to solve problems, eradicate inequalities, and advance the rights of the disadvantaged. At other times, the law is an anchor and a constraint upon socia…
From the Grave to the Cradle
The development of reproductive technologies in the last century, such as effective contraceptive methods, artificial insemination, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, amongst others, has fundamentally reshaped traditional concepts of reproduction parenthood and has raised practical and ethical concerns. This article describes one such development, namely, post-mortem gamete retrieval (PMGR) for the purposes of posthumous reproduction. In explori…
A maturing manifesto
This article represents the next in a series of five-year overviews of children’s rights in the courts in South Africa. Using the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Welfare of Children as a point of departure, the study suggests that it is in the public sphere that children’s rights have had their most impact in the period under review. The article highlights eight areas of distinction in this five-year period: t…
Conscientious Objection to Performing Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa
Journal Article Conscientious Objection to Performing Same-Sex Marriage in South Africa Get access Helen Kruuse Helen Kruuse * Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Rhodes University, South Africa *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Volume 28, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 150–176, https://doi.org/10.1093/lawfam/ebu0…
Unfulfilled Promises? The Implementation of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act in South Africa
The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 (the Act) regulates all matters in relation to customary marriages in South Africa. The Act was specifically enacted to recognize customary marriages as valid, but was also passed to address gender inequality by regulating various customary marriage aspects, the most important being registration and proprietary consequences. This article reflects on the findings of a qualitative study on the registr…
Legal ethics education in South Africa
The South African legal profession has been subject to harsh criticism in the last few years, leading to what some have called ‘an ethical crisis.’ Although this perception may or may not be warranted, there have been numerous calls for improved ethical legal practices by South African lawyers. This article seeks to contribute to a discussion about the importance of implementing legal ethics education in South African law schools. The authors (a)…
The thin edge of the wedge
Ukuthwala, a mock abduction of a girl for the purpose of a customary marriage, has been subject to debate at both local and national level. This debate culminated into a South African Law Reform Commission Report on the practice of ukuthwala. However, the case of Jezile v S brings theory into reality, putting in stark relief the issues that surround this custom in a constitutional democracy. The Jezile case highlights the disjuncture between comm…
Presidential lawfare and Stalingrad tactics
The concept of ‘Stalingrad defence' or ‘Stalingrad tactics' is relatively unknown outside South Africa, yet its first recorded use in litigation appears in the United States decision of X_IT Products v Walter Kidde Portable Equipment 227 F Supp 2d 494. This article traces how the term has taken root in South African practice and become closely associated with the litigation strategies deployed for former President Jacob Zuma. We use Zuma's two_de…
Presidential lawfare
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Legal Issues in South Africa (4 works) · Human Rights and Development (3 works) · Law (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · Dignity (2 works) · Alienation (1 work) · Biology (1 work)