A research report submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management of the University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree Master of Laws in Labour Law, 2018 / This paper examines whether there is any role for financial education of the members of the public in the legal mandate of the Central Bank of Lesotho. The traditional functions of the central banks have been discussed to see first whether Central Bank of Lesotho performs functions similar to those of its sister banks. All the statutes that enshrine the functions of the central bank are analysed and interpreted in order to conclude whether and how financial education of the members of public forms part of the legal mandate. Conclusions and recommendations on how best to address financial education in Lesotho are made at the end of this report. / XL2019

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This study used a questionnaire to assess counselors' awareness of and opinions on issues related to the legislated regulation of their profession. The subjects (N = 159) were members of the Arizona Counselors Association. Statistical procedures used included numerical frequencies, percentages, chi-square and Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficient. The results indicated that the subjects were moderately informed about the consequences of legislated regulation. There was a tendency of subjects to be aware of, agree with and value those positions which represent professionally and personally beneficial consequences of regulation, and to be unaware of, disagree with and consider less important positions representing the negative consequences of regulation. Subjects supported legislated regulation, and supported traditional forms of regulation. The majority thought there was a need for more information and dialogue about the consequences of legislated regulation.

Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree: Masters of Laws LLM by Dissertation (Research) Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management – School of Law University of the Witwatersrand, 2017 / This dissertation interrogates whether there is an irresoluble conflict between the traditional form of protection offered to foreign investments under bilateral and multilateral investment treaties and the right and responsibility of states to regulate in the public interest. It examines the criticisms against the traditional form of protection under such treaties, which have been voiced vociferously in the last few years, and contrasts these with the justifications for it. Ultimately, it appears that the protections and mechanisms for enforcement under investment treaties do act to curtail what would otherwise be legitimate exercises of sovereignty by host states and that this can have a significant chilling effect on a state's ability to implement important regulatory initiatives and policies. It also appears, however, that, although there is potential for tension between the protection of investments and the state's right and responsibility to regulate, this potential can be managed. This dissertation analyses the reaction of the South African government to the concerns it has with its investment treaties, which ultimately found expression in the arguably extreme decision to give notice of non renewal of a number of its investment treaties and the adoption of domestic legislation which provides an undeniably diluted form of protection. This reaction leaves much to be desired and will ultimately have negative consequences of its own. It can be contrasted with that of other actors within the international arena who, whilst also harbouring concerns about the potential incursion of investment treaties into their regulatory mandate, have taken proactive and innovative steps to reform and craft their investment protection obligations to ensure that they retain sufficient regulatory space, without attracting the negative consequences of a complete rejection of the prevailing system. States should recognise their ability to tailor their commitments to their specific and evolving needs and take steps to craft legal frameworks that will provide sufficient investment protection without too great an incursion on their regulatory responsibilities. / XL2018

University of Macau / Faculty of Law