La notion de domaine de compétence nationale de l'État ou domaine réservé est envisagée par la majorité de la doctrine internationaliste comme renvoyant à une sphère de matières dans lesquelles l'État, parce que non tenu par des obligations juridiques internationales, jouit d'une liberté totale de décision et d'action. Or, les transformations de la société internationale depuis 1945 ont engendré une extension matérielle du droit international de telle sorte qu'il est aujourd'hui difficile de déterminer une matière où l'État n'est pas soumis à des règles internationales et où il jouit d'une liberté absolue. À ce titre, le domaine de compétence nationale doit être appréhendé non dans sa dimension matérielle, mais de manière fonctionnelle qui permet d'expliquer la persistance de cette notion dans droit international, mais aussi de mettre en exergue la singularité du phénomène étatique par rapport aux autres phénomènes de pouvoir tant à l'échelle nationale qu'internationale. Cette singularité de l'institution étatique fait que certaines fonctions comme celle de gouvernement à travers ses manifestations et implications, lui sont intrinsèquement rattachées de telle manière que, s'il se les prive ou s'il en est privé, il perd sa qualité d'État. Dans cette mesure, le domaine de compétence nationale apparaît comme un critère incompressible de sauvegarde de la souveraineté en tant qu'indépendance de l'État dans l'ordre international. / The notion of domestic jurisdiction of the State is considered by the majority of the internationalist doctrine as referring to a sphere of material in which the State, because not bound by international legal obligations, has a complete freedom of decision and action. However, changes in international society since 1945 have resulted in a material extension of international law so that it is now difficult to determine a matter in which the State is not subject to international rules and where it has absolute freedom. As such, the domestic jurisdiction must be understood not in its material dimension, but functional way that helps explain the persistence of this notion in international law, but also to highlight the uniqueness of the phenomenon of State in relation to the other phenomena of power both nationally and internationally. This peculiarity of the state institution is such that certain functions such as government through its manifestations and implications are intrinsically linked him so that if he does without them or if it is deprived of them, it loses its statehood. To this extent, the domestic jurisdiction appears as an incompressible criterion safeguarding sovereignty as that independence of the State in the international order.

The purpose of the study was to locate the informal hiring sites for day labourers in Tshwane, to determine the approximate number of day labourers, to describe the nature of socio-economic activities taking place at the sites, and to make recommendations to address needs that have been identified. The research approach and methodology was exploratory, descriptive, quantitative and qualitative. In terms of the findings, 80 informal hiring sites were identified in Tshwane with approximately 3032 day labourers standing at the sites. Case studies were done on three sites and it was found that they were hazardous and lacked basic facilities such as shelter and toilets. Employer-employee interactions were also found to be haphazard and sometimes manipulative and exploitative. It is recommended that intervention programmes should be implemented which could include the provision of basic facilities, skills development, job search assistance and access to comprehensive social services. / Health Studies / M.A. (Social Science - Mental Health)

The purpose of the study was to locate the informal hiring sites for day labourers in Tshwane, to determine the approximate number of day labourers, to describe the nature of socio-economic activities taking place at the sites, and to make recommendations to address needs that have been identified. The research approach and methodology was exploratory, descriptive, quantitative and qualitative. In terms of the findings, 80 informal hiring sites were identified in Tshwane with approximately 3032 day labourers standing at the sites. Case studies were done on three sites and it was found that they were hazardous and lacked basic facilities such as shelter and toilets. Employer-employee interactions were also found to be haphazard and sometimes manipulative and exploitative. It is recommended that intervention programmes should be implemented which could include the provision of basic facilities, skills development, job search assistance and access to comprehensive social services. / Health Studies / M.A. (Social Science - Mental Health)