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Advanced Corporate Law and Securities Law (76228) Short Course in Pension Funds Law (72729) Advanced Short Course in Tax Law (76765) Course in Practical Labour Law (72710) Course in Deceased Estates Practice (76252) Course in the Introduction to Corporate Governance (71978) Wipo-Unisa Intellectual Property Specialisation Programme (7621X) Programme in Advanced Labour Law (72737)
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College of Law The information contained in this brochure was accurate at the time of publication (30 June 2011). For updates, please go to the Unisa website http://www.unisa.ac.za or to the Unisa mobi site http://mobi.unisa.ac.za.
Introduction
The College of Law houses a research institute, a legal aid clinic, a distance learning school for legal practice, and a number of specialised centres and institutes. These centres and institutes offer short learning programmes (SLPs), sometimes better known as short courses, and provide you with the latest academic knowledge in a eld where being current is absolutely critical. And nowhere is the need to be up to date and on the ball more evident than in the eld of business. Our Centre for Business Law offers SLPs that focus on areas such as tax, labour, estates and pension funds, and the laws that govern these areas. Whether youre an academic, a professional such as a lawyer or an accountant, or simply an interested party, we will equip you with all you need to understand this eld in its current state. In a world where the rights of refugees are often ignored, our VerLoren van Themaat Centre offers short courses that help our students develop an understanding of Humanitarian Support Law, and Provincial and Local Government Law. Likewise, the Centre for Criminological Sciences furnishes our students with detailed knowledge in areas ranging from anti-corruption and commercial crime to security practice and management. Finally, our Programme in Law is aimed at anyone who has an interest in the subject and wants to learn more, but isnt yet qualied.
Purpose:
This short learning programme aims to provide legal and accounting practitioners, auditors, company secretaries, and others with an advanced knowledge of the legal principles and applicable legislation in specic areas of corporate law and securities law, with particular emphasis on the Companies Act 2008 (an amended). The topics covered by this course include fundamental transactions, affected transactions and offers market abuse with the emphasis on insider trading, aspects of corporate nance, including public offers, listing on the JSE Ltd, distributions and BBBEE, business rescue proceedings and compromises under the Companies Act 2008, corporate governance, with specic emphasis on the codied duties and liabilities of company directors in the Companies Act 2008, as well as the company secretary, other officers, auditors, and the King Reports, and specic remedies available to shareholders and others in terms of the Companies Act 2008.
Target group:
Legal and accounting practitioners, auditors, and company secretaries
Admission requirements:
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Module: Advanced Corporate Law and Securities Law (ACSL01N) - (ACSL01N) - 12 Credits Module: Advanced Corporate Law and Securities Law 12 Credits
Content: Content: A general introduction to the Companies Bill, 2008 A general introduction to the Companies Bill, 2008 Takeovers Takeovers Market abuseMarket abuse with the insider trading with the emphasis on emphasis on insider trading Share capital rules, including share buy-backs and dividendsand dividends Share capital rules, including share buy-backs Business rescue proceedings and compromises compromises under the Companies Bill, 2008, with some to the Business rescue proceedings and under the Companies Bill, 2008, with some comparisons comparisons to the current procedures ofprocedures of judicial management and section 311 compromises current judicial management and section 311 compromises Corporate governance, with specic emphasis on the codied duties and liabilities of company directors in the Corporate governance, with specic emphasis on the codied duties and liabilities of company directors in the Companies Bill, 2008 as well as the as well as the company secretary, other officers, the King Reports King Reports Companies Bill, 2008 company secretary, other officers, auditors, and auditors, and the JohannesburgJohannesburg Stock Exchange listings Stock Exchange listings Black Economic Empowerment Black Economic Empowerment
Short Course in Pension Funds Law (72729) (72729) Short Course in Pension Funds Law
Duration: Six months Six months Duration: NQF Level 7 NQF Level 7 Credits: 12 Credits: 12
Purpose: Purpose:
This short learningshort learningaims to provide an to provide knowledge ofknowledge of the legal principles relating to pension This programme programme aims advanced an advanced the legal principles relating to pension funds, and to funds, and to update participants on the development in South African law development.development. It is update participants on the development in South African pension fund pension fund law It is directed at legal advisers,legal advisers, trade union officials, governments officials, legal practitioners specializing specializing directed at trade union officials, governments officials, trustees, and trustees, and legal practitioners in this eld. in this eld.
Module: Pension Funds Law (CPFL01J) - 12 Credits - 12 Credits Module: Pension Funds Law (CPFL01J)
Content: Content: Incorporation Incorporation and registration of pension funds and registration of pension funds Administration (organs and officials; powers of boards; amalgamations and transfers; and transfers; investment of funds) Administration (organs and officials; powers of boards; amalgamations investment of funds) The registrar of pension fundspension funds The registrar of Benets Benets Surplus apportionments Surplus apportionments Compliance Compliance The Pension Funds Adjudicator Adjudicator The Pension Funds Voluntary dissolution dissolution Voluntary Pension fund trustees fund trustees Pension
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The Advanced Short Course in Tax Law is a short learning programme, designed for professionals and academics who already have a basic knowledge of tax law, or have practical experience of tax law and wish to strengthen and expand their future role in this eld. It is aimed at attorneys, accountants, managers, insurance brokers, sales persons, estate agents, paralegals, legal advisors, bankers, nancial advisors, debt counselors, HR officers, employers, trade union representatives, SARS officials, and entrepreneurs. The course will provide students with the necessary legal knowledge and skills to participate in the tax environment that is increasingly technical and legalistic. Thorough knowledge of tax legislation is imperative to complete tax returns or deal with a tax audit by SARS. In recent years, we have seen an increased commitment by SARS to collect all outstanding taxes. Professionals need to equip themselves to advise their clients and manage their own affairs in a manner that complies with the latest legislative changes in tax law. This course offers up-to-date training in all areas of income tax law, and also addresses practical issues that arise in dispute resolution and general dealings with SARS.
Target group:
Lawyers, Accountants, businessmen, managers, insurance brokers, sales persons, estate agents, paralegals, legal advisors, bankers, nancial advisors, debt councilors, HR officers, employers, trade union representatives, SARS officials.
Admission requirements:
A bachelors degree or an equivalent NQF level 7 qualication or RPL
Registration periods:
08 January until 02 February, late registration will be accepted until 30 May
Module: Advanced Income Tax Law and Capital Gains Tax (ASCT013) - 12 Credits
Content: Gross Income Exempt income Deductions Taxation of individuals, trusts, insolvent estates and deceased estates Taxation of Partnerships Taxation of companies Secondary taxes of companies and dividend taxes Tax avoidance Objections and Appeals Procedures, searches and seizures Capital Gains Tax
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Course inCourse in Labour Law (72710) (72710) Practical Practical Labour Law
Duration: One year Duration: One year NQF Level 5NQF Level 5 Credits: 24 Credits: 24
Purpose: Purpose:
This short learningshort learning programme aims union officials,union stewards, small entrepreneurs, and line This programme aims to give trade to give trade shop officials, shop stewards, small entrepreneurs, and line managers with little or no formal labour formal labour law training a rstto and a sound knowledge of knowledge of those managers with little or no law training a rst introduction introduction to and a sound those aspects of employment law that they maythat they may encounter on athe workplace. They will also They will the be given the aspects of employment law encounter on a daily basis in daily basis in the workplace. be given also necessary skills to apply skillsknowledge in knowledge in practice necessary this to apply this practice
Module: Practical Labour Law Labour Law 24 Credits - 24 Credits Module: Practical (CPLL01D) - (CPLL01D)
Content: Content: The contract of employment employment The contract of Basic conditions of employment (including the (including the employee has employee has to do; wages; ordinary working Basic conditions of employment work that an work that an to do; wages; ordinary working hours; overtime; leave; lunch breaks; and notice periods) hours; overtime; leave; lunch breaks; and notice periods) Exercising discipline and discipline and managing performance Exercising managing performance Dismissal, discriminationdiscrimination and practices Dismissal, and unfair labour unfair labour practices The resolution of labour disputes The resolution of labour disputes A brief overviewbrief overview of some aspects of collective labour law (collective bargaining; strikes and lock-outs; A of some aspects of collective labour law (collective bargaining; strikes and lock-outs; replacement labour; picketing; and picketing; of strikers) of strikers) replacement labour; dismissal and dismissal
Purpose:
To equip students with the legal and practical knowledge and skills necessary for drawing up wills, establishing trusts, and administrating deceased estates
Target group:
Qualied attorneys, legal advisers, government officials and private sector employees working in the eld of administration of estates, paralegals, as well as staff in attorneys offices and offices of the other categories mentioned above
Admission requirements:
LLB, BProc and/or any other appropriate degree or sufficient practical experience
Registration periods:
September
Purpose:
The course Introduction to Corporate Governance focuses both on the formal systems and elements of corporate governance as well current corporate governance thinking. The course equips managers, company secretaries, directors and students in general to be aware of the linkages between corporate governance the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and King III Report Corporate Governance.
Target Group:
Given the increasing emphasis, internationally, on corporate governance, the module is of value to the individual, to potential employers and employees, and to society as a whole. Due to the fact that this course is an introduction to, the target group will reect in most cases individuals at middle management level continue to next page..
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Module: to Corporate Governance (CICG01E) - (CICG01E) Module: IntroductionIntroduction to Corporate Governance12 Credits - 12 Credits
Introduction to corporate governance citizenship in citizenship in South Africa and Africa Introduction to corporate governance and corporateand corporate South Africa and Africa Corporate governance citizenship in citizenship in relation to in South Africa South Africa and Africa Corporate governance and corporateand corporate relation to specic issues specic issues inand Africa Corporate governance challenges of the 21st century 21st century Corporate governance challenges of the The legal and The legal and regulatory affecting corporate governance ingovernance inand Africa regulatory environment environment affecting corporate South Africa South Africa and Africa The framework of framework of accountability and other organisations organisations inand Africa The accountability in companies in companies and other in South Africa South Africa and Africa Sustainability and the triple and the triple bottom line Sustainability bottom line Sustainability and triple bottom triple bottom line reporting inand Africa Sustainability and line reporting in South Africa South Africa and Africa
Wipo-Unisa Intellectual Property Property Specialisation Programme (7621X) Wipo-Unisa Intellectual Specialisation Programme (7621X)
Duration: Two years (each module fourteen weeks) Duration: Two years (each module fourteen weeks) Level 5NQF Level 5 NQF Credits: 108Credits: 108
Purpose: Purpose:
This short learningshort learning programme isacademics for academics and who already have some knowledge knowledge This programme is designed for designed and professionals professionals who already have some about intellectual property, or who have some practical experience in experience intellectual of intellectual property, and about intellectual property, or who have some practical the eld of in the eld property, and who wish to strengthen to strengthen andfuture role in this eld. The this eld.the curriculum is on the special on the special who wish and expand their expand their future role in focus of The focus of the curriculum is circumstancescircumstances prevailing in developing countries. approach the subject-matter against the background background prevailing in developing countries. The modules The modules approach the subject-matter against the of international conventions and the obligations they impose on developingon developing countries. It is then demonstrated, of international conventions and the obligations they impose countries. It is then demonstrated, using South African South African law as an example, how these obligations can be discharged. be expected to expected to using law as an example, how these obligations can be discharged. Students will Students will be examine the law of their own countriesown countries how these obligations have been discharged, ordischarged, or how they examine the law of their to determine to determine how these obligations have been how they should be discharged. discharged. should be
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Module: Internet Aspects of Copyrightof Copyright and Trademarks (IPSP066) - 12 Credits Module: Internet Aspects and Trademarks (IPSP066) - 12 Credits
Content: Content: Copyright andCopyright and in the digital environment environment related rights related rights in the digital Copyright infringement on the internet the internet Copyright infringement on Protection of electronic databases Protection of electronic databases Digital licensing of intellectual of intellectual property Digital licensing property Domain names Domain names Conict of laws and jurisdiction jurisdiction Conict of laws and
Module: Legal Aspects of Electronicof Electronic(IPSP078) - 12 Credits - 12 Credits Module: Legal Aspects Commerce Commerce (IPSP078)
Content: Content: Overview of the internet and the majorand the major role players Overview of the internet role players Contracting through the internet the internet Contracting through Copyright implications of the internet the internet Copyright implications of Electronic databases Electronic databases Domain names Domain names Trademarks and dispute resolution Trademarks and dispute resolution
Module: Traditional Knowledge and Biodiversity Biodiversity (IPSP089) - 12 Credits Module: Traditional Knowledge and (IPSP089) - 12 Credits
Content: Content: Protection of folklore including traditional crafts Protection of folklore including traditional crafts Ethno-botanical knowledge knowledge Ethno-botanical Biodiversity and genetic resources Biodiversity and genetic resources
Module: Collective Rights Administration: Performers Performers Rights (IPSP09A) - 12 Credits Module: Collective Rights Administration: Rights (IPSP09A) - 12 Credits
Content: Content: Evolution of performersof performers rights Evolution rights Exploitation of intellectual of intellectual property rights Exploitation property rights Collective management management of copyright and related rights Collective of copyright and related rights
Programme in Advanced Labour Law (72737) (72737) Programme in Advanced Labour Law
Duration: One year Duration: One year NQF Level 8NQF Level 8 Credits: 48 Credits: 48
Purpose: Purpose:
The Advanced Labour Law Programme Programme the agship labour law programme of the Centre for The Advanced Labour Law the agship labour law programme of the Centre for Business Law Business Law aims to give industrial give industrial relations human resources managers, trade union officials union officials and other interested aims to relations practitioners, practitioners, human resources managers, trade and other interested parties the necessary the necessary legal knowledge and skills inrelations environment that is increasingly is increasingly technical parties legal knowledge and skills in an industrial an industrial relations environment that technical and legalistic. and legalistic. acquire anwill acquireknowledge of knowledge of all the relevant areas that are vitallythat are vitally Students will Students advanced an advanced all the relevant areas of labour law of labour law important to the effective conduct of industrial relations in the workplace. Through case Throughpractical exercises, important to the effective conduct of industrial relations in the workplace. studies, case studies, practical exercises, and lectures, students are taught greater skills in problem prevention, problem solving and policy formulation formulation and lectures, students are taught greater skills in problem prevention, problem solving and policy continue to next page.. to next page.. continue
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Target group:
Industrial relations practitioners, human resources managers, trade union officials, lawyers
Admission requirements:
Senior Certicate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualication and students must have an advanced knowledge of industrial relations
Registration periods:
01 February until 31 March Late registrations will be accepted until the 31 May
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Short Course inCourse in Law and Humanitarian Support (72877) (72877) Short Refugee Refugee Law and Humanitarian Support
Duration: Six months Six months Duration: NQF Level 5NQF Level 5 Credits: 12 Credits: 12
Purpose: Purpose:
The purpose of the moduleof theequip students with students with a basic understanding ofcategories of migrants, of migrants, The purpose is to module is to equip a basic understanding of the different the different categories the various aspects of migration, and the rightsand the rights and responsibilities of migrants, in order to promote effective the various aspects of migration, and responsibilities of migrants, in order to promote effective and sustainable solutions to human migration andmigration and and reduce prejudices towards foreign nationals and sustainable solutions to human displacement displacement and reduce prejudices towards foreign nationals as a means toas a means to this end, to equip students with an integrated legal,and humanitarian perspective perspective this end, to equip students with an integrated legal, psychosocial psychosocial and humanitarian on the problems the problems faced by refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, stateless people, and the capacity the capacity on faced by refugees, Internally Displaced Persons, migrants and migrants and stateless people, and (knowledge, skills and competencies) to provide legal protection and humanitarian support to different categories (knowledge, skills and competencies) to provide legal protection and humanitarian support to different categories of migrants, by applying relevant legislation, international law and human rights human rights instruments with contextualised of migrants, by applying relevant legislation, international law and instruments with contextualised understandingunderstanding and empathy. and empathy.
Module: Refugee Law and Humanitarian Support (SCRL01A) - 12 Credits - 12 Credits Module: Refugee Law and Humanitarian Support (SCRL01A)
Content: Content: Introduction: Background to migration andmigration and human into the 21st century 21st century Introduction: Background to human displacement displacement into the International, African and Regional Frameworks for Refugee Protection International, African and Regional Frameworks for Refugee Protection South African South African Framework for Refugee Protection Framework for Refugee Protection Basic principles of humanitarian response management management Basic principles of humanitarian response Basic principles of psychosocial support Basic principles of psychosocial support
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To provide the identied target audience with knowledge, specic skills and applied competence to fulll their particular role in the provincial and local government environment and to deal with specic problems encountered in the identied target audiences environment. To achieve this purpose the target audience is provided with: knowledge of and insight into the functions and powers of provincial and local government; knowledge of the basic principles of the law in general and public law in particular; knowledge of the most important constitutional provisions which deal, either directly or indirectly, with provincial and local government. These provisions relate to the principles of co-operative government, fundamental rights (in particular the right to just administrative action) and ethics (including the values and principles underpinning the public administration); a basic introduction to the drafting of legislation
Target group:
Members of the National Council of Provinces, members and/or administrators and/or officials of provincial and local government such as administrators in provincial government, councillors of municipalities, aspirant councillors and municipal officers, members of the public with an interest in good governance, graduates from the UNISA/ ABET certicate course, graduates from other university and/or Technikon certicate courses, members of civic associations, trade unions, community development forums, community policing forums and political and service organisations dealing with provincial and local government matters, including development
Admission requirements:
Senior Certicate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualication
Registration periods:
01 December to 28 February
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Course inCourse in Anti-Corruption and Commercial Crime Investigation (7246X) Anti-Corruption and Commercial Crime Investigation (7246X)
Duration: One year Duration: One year NQF Level 5NQF Level 5 Credits: 36 Credits: 36
Purpose: Purpose:
To educate investigators in the fundamental principles and principles and art of anti-corruption and commercial crime To educate investigators in the fundamental art of anti-corruption and commercial crime investigations investigations
Module: Legal Contexts and Procedures for Anti-Corruption and Commercial Commercial Crime Investigations Module: Legal Contexts and Procedures for Anti-Corruption and Crime Investigations (CCCI01K) - 12 Credits - 12 Credits (CCCI01K) Content: Content: South African South African law and commercial crime law and commercial crime Property crimes Property crimes Crimes against the Administration of Justice Crimes against the Administration of Justice Law of evidence of evidence Law Court processes Court processes Delict and principles and principles of civil law Delict of civil law Law of contract of contract Law Prescription Prescription Acknowledgement of debt Acknowledgement of debt Statutory mandates to investigate to investigate Statutory mandates
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Security officials are required to have specic skills in order that assets are protected on a cost-effective basis which is both ethically correct and which conforms to the norms contained in the South African Constitution
Target group:
This course is introductory in nature and is aimed at security officials and security supervisors involved in the security industry in southern Africa. Furthermore, the course is also aimed at persons who are not yet working in the eld but who are interested in a career in the security industry.
Admission requirements:
Senior Certicate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualication and/or experience as approved by the Director of the Centre for Criminological Sciences
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Module: An IntroductionIntroduction Practice (CSPR013) - 12 Credits - 12 Credits Module: An to Security to Security Practice (CSPR013)
Content: Content: The security occupation occupation The security Introduction to physical security Introduction to physical security Emergency planning Emergency planning Security awareness awareness Security Corporate crime threats crime threats Corporate Fire prevention and suppression suppression Fire prevention and Basic principles of security risk management Basic principles of security risk management Occupational health and safety Occupational health and safety
Module: IntroductionIntroduction Related LawRelated Law 12 Credits - 12 Credits Module: to Security to Security (CSPR024) - (CSPR024)
Content: Content: An introduction to South African South African law An introduction to law General principles of the South African South Africanand the security function General principles of the criminal law criminal law and the security function Specic SouthSpecic South African commonin the securityin the security environment African common law offences law offences environment
Module: Security Investigations (CSPR035) - 12 Credits - 12 Credits Module: Security Investigations (CSPR035)
Content: Content: Investigative theory Investigative theory Basic scene handling Basic scene handling Interviewing witnesses Interviewing witnesses Interviewing suspects and defendants defendants Interviewing suspects and Recording affidavits and statements statements Recording affidavits and Sources of information information Sources of
Purpose: Purpose:
To equip the security manager withmanager with advanced knowledge and managerial skills that are specically relevant to the To equip the security advanced knowledge and managerial skills that are specically relevant to the security function within an undertaking undertaking security function within an
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Purpose: Purpose:
The programme consists of four modules,four modules, each with a module leader in charge.leaders are all leaders are all highly The programme consists of each with a module leader in charge. The module The module highly qualied academics and have masters or doctoral degrees and most are and most as advocates or attorneys. or attorneys. qualied academics and have masters or doctoral degrees admitted are admitted as advocates To provide a general overview of the law, to equip students with students with the basic knowledge to understand their rights and To provide a general overview of the law, to equip the basic knowledge to understand their rights and duties in a democratic society within society within and structure and functioningAfrican Southsystem. legal system. duties in a democratic the structure the functioning of the South of the legal African
Module: Public Law (CPLA03B) - 12 Credits Content: Deals with public law and this module includes sections on: The structure of government authority. Environmental law Crime and punishment Going to court Module: Commercial Law (CPLA04C) - 12 Credits
Content: Deals with commercial law and some of the topics dealt with are: Money matters: cheques, securities, credit transactions, insurance and taxation. Business: partnerships, companies, close corporations and business trusts. Bankruptcy: the process of sequestration and administration of an insolvent estate. The labour market: employers and employees.
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