Why intergroup contact alone will not end xenophobia and racial prejudice in South Africa
Introduction The idea behind contact theory is easy to like. People who get to know members of another group tend
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Why nil compensation under the Expropriation Act can survive section 25 while its court procedure may not
Introduction South Africa’s property clause has been argued over for so long that it gets hard to remember what the
Read moreCompulsory mediation in South African courts needs legislation and public funding, not a practice directive
Introduction From 1 January 2027, a litigant in the Gauteng Division of the High Court who wants a civil trial
Read moreLiving customary law in South Africa and the struggle over who gets to say what it is
Introduction Nobody seriously disputes any more that customary law is law. The Constitutional Court said so plainly in Alexkor, where
Read moreConstitutional transformation and decolonisation both fall short of economic justice without a capable state
Introduction People who teach constitutional law in South Africa usually describe the 1996 Constitution as a document meant to change
Read moreWhy South Africa’s Constitutional Court upheld fair use but struck down the education exceptions
Introduction South Africa’s copyright reform has been stuck in Parliament for so long that the two bills at its centre
Read moreCourts have made section 24 enforce process, but South Africa’s just transition still lacks legal content
Introduction South Africa has had an environmental right since 1996, a framework statute on sustainable development since 1998, and, from
Read moreCommunity mental health in South Africa needs participatory and liberatory practice, not only task-sharing
Introduction When people in South African health services say “community” mental health, they usually mean care that has been moved
Read moreEnforcement gaps in South Africa’s gender-based violence laws after the 2021 amendments
Introduction South Africa does not lack gender-based violence law. The Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998 has been around for
Read moreWhy enforcing VAT on imported electronic services should come before a digital services tax in South Africa
Introduction A South African household can now watch a series, rent cloud storage, buy an app and sit an online
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