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Nativism in South African municipal indigent policies through a human rights lens, pgs 271-317

Written by Fuo, Oliver

The dawn of constitutional democracy in South Africa triggered a new wave of immigration into the country. Foreign migrants post-1994 now make up about seven per cent of the country’s population. The majority of the new intake are Africans pursuing economic opportunities, or refugees seeking asylum. The convergence of South African citizens and...

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The implications of the decision in Helen Suzman Foundation v Judicial Service Commission 2018 (7) BCLR 763 (CC) 8 on the functioning of the South African Judicial Service Commission, pgs 248-270

A human-rights-based approach to fighting corruption in Uganda and South Africa: Shared perspectives and comparative lessons, pgs 225-247

Staircase or safety net? Examining the meaning and functioning of RDP house ownership among beneficiaries: A case study of Klapmuts, Stellenbosch, pgs 201-224

The incentivisation of inclusionary housing by South African municipalities: A property law perspective, pgs 177-200

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Understanding, protecting, promoting and entrenching rule of law: What individuals, constitutional institutions, state entities and civil society must do

Written by Justice Mahomed Solomon Navsa

The gains of the struggle against apartheid must be consolidated through the establishment of the rule of law: this was the central message in Justice Navsa’s address as speaker at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, delivered at UWC Faculty of Law on 24 October 2019. In an age where the Constitution is under attack from many sides, Justice Navsa emphasised the importance of fulfilling the promises of that Constitution, not only by government and public officials, but by each citizen...