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Papers by Sarah Christie

Research paper thumbnail of Provocation—Pushing the Reasonable Man Too Far?

The Journal of Criminal Law, 2000

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Research paper thumbnail of Labor Law Reform--Southern Africa

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 2001

Sarah Christie* I'd like to tell you a little about the historical background of the dispute reso... more Sarah Christie* I'd like to tell you a little about the historical background of the dispute resolution institution that I am currently involved with, some details about what it does, its jurisdiction, how it works, its processes, and then, finally, a little about the decisions and their outcomes. I will talk also briefly about some of the controls or control mechanisms that have been put in place to guide the dispute resolution process. Some of these are called "controls" but in actuality they do not control the process as adequately as they should. Finally, I will look at what are perhaps the more difficult questions, those that relate to assessing the efficacy of the reform and which direction it's likely to go in the future. This model of dispute resolution, developed and currently being fine-tuned in its use in South Africa, has been adopted by other countries within Southern Africa, which will allow us to talk about its efficacy in other systems or societies. Our story begins, for want of a better place, in 1994. Within a couple of months after election of the ANC government near the end of April, 1994,1 a labor law conference was held in Durban. This is an annual event that was started by a number of universities in South Africa. 2 The then Minister of Labour Tito Mboweni was the keynote speaker; alongside him as main speaker was Tom Kochan, who had been talking about the second Dunlop Commission in labor management in the U.S. I was chairing that session and I was reading what the Minister or his speechwriter had written, when he suddenly departed from his text and looked at what he thought was the cleverest labor lawyer in South Africa. * Ms. Christie was Senior Convening Commissioner of the CCMA Western Cape office from 1996 to 1999 and currently participates in the CCMA as a member of its conciliation and arbitration panels. Ms. Christie was the kick-off speaker for the Comparative Employment & Labor Law Reform symposium sponsored by the

Research paper thumbnail of The Relevance of Harm as the Criterion for the Punishment of Impossible Attempts

Journal of Criminal Law, 2009

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Research paper thumbnail of Provocation—Pushing the Reasonable Man Too Far?

The Journal of Criminal Law, 2000

This version may not include final proof corrections and does not include published layout or pag... more This version may not include final proof corrections and does not include published layout or pagination.

Research paper thumbnail of Labor Law Reform--Southern Africa

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 2001

Sarah Christie* I'd like to tell you a little about the historical background of the dispute reso... more Sarah Christie* I'd like to tell you a little about the historical background of the dispute resolution institution that I am currently involved with, some details about what it does, its jurisdiction, how it works, its processes, and then, finally, a little about the decisions and their outcomes. I will talk also briefly about some of the controls or control mechanisms that have been put in place to guide the dispute resolution process. Some of these are called "controls" but in actuality they do not control the process as adequately as they should. Finally, I will look at what are perhaps the more difficult questions, those that relate to assessing the efficacy of the reform and which direction it's likely to go in the future. This model of dispute resolution, developed and currently being fine-tuned in its use in South Africa, has been adopted by other countries within Southern Africa, which will allow us to talk about its efficacy in other systems or societies. Our story begins, for want of a better place, in 1994. Within a couple of months after election of the ANC government near the end of April, 1994,1 a labor law conference was held in Durban. This is an annual event that was started by a number of universities in South Africa. 2 The then Minister of Labour Tito Mboweni was the keynote speaker; alongside him as main speaker was Tom Kochan, who had been talking about the second Dunlop Commission in labor management in the U.S. I was chairing that session and I was reading what the Minister or his speechwriter had written, when he suddenly departed from his text and looked at what he thought was the cleverest labor lawyer in South Africa. * Ms. Christie was Senior Convening Commissioner of the CCMA Western Cape office from 1996 to 1999 and currently participates in the CCMA as a member of its conciliation and arbitration panels. Ms. Christie was the kick-off speaker for the Comparative Employment & Labor Law Reform symposium sponsored by the

Research paper thumbnail of The Relevance of Harm as the Criterion for the Punishment of Impossible Attempts

Journal of Criminal Law, 2009

This version may not include final proof corrections and does not include published layout or pag... more This version may not include final proof corrections and does not include published layout or pagination.