Browsing PER: Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal by Subject "Constitutional rights"

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    • A brief overview of the Civil Union Act 

      Ntlama, Nomthandazo (North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
      The adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution) has provided a sound framework for the elimination of discrimination and prejudice against all members of our society. The Constitution ...

    • The core meaning of human dignity 

      Steinmann, Rinie (2016)
      The concept of human dignity is relatively new in international and domestic constitutional law. Dignity is protected as a value or a right, or both, in international law and many domestic jurisdictions. It is difficult ...

    • Improving access to justice through law graduate post-study community service in South Africa 

      Holness, David (PER/PELJ, 2020)
      Access to justice for all in South Africa, as most clearly set out in sections 34 and 35 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, is necessary to realise various other fundamental rights and to improve ...

    • Promoting Access to Justice through the Broadcasting of Legal Proceedings 

      Mufamadi, K.B.; Koen, L.J. (PER/PELJ, 2022)
      This article considers a lack of legal literacy as a barrier to access to justice. The article then considers the potential effectiveness of introducing media-based teaching tools to South African society in an attempt ...

    • Public participation and water use rights 

      King, Phillipa; Reddell, Christine (2015)
      The conservation and protection of water resources is paramount in the safeguarding of environmental rights and the attainment of sustainable development in South Africa. Although the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (the ...

    • The use of official languages act: diversity affirmed? 

      Pretorius, J L (2013)
      A full sixteen years after the coming into force of the 1996 Constitution, Parliament responded to the constitutional obligation to regulate and monitor, by legislative and other means, the use of official languages by ...