NDLI: Human Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights

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Author	Grant, Evadné
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	The South African Constitution numbers among a very few constitutions around the world which include justiciable socio-economic rights. One of the controversies surrounding judicial enforcement of such rights is the extent to which it is appropriate for courts to engage in policy choices in relation to the use of state resources in light of the doctrine of the separation of powers. The South African Constitutional Court has responded by developing an approach to adjudication of socio-economic rights in which the role of the court is to determine the reasonableness or otherwise of measures taken by the legislature and executive to implement such rights. However, the South African Constitution is also notable for its identification of human dignity as an underlying value and the explicit duty placed on the courts to interpret the rights protected under the Bill of Rights in conformity with this value. This article scrutinises the socio-economic rights jurisprudence of the South African Constitutional court in light of the Constitutional commitment to human dignity. It questions whether reasonableness review in socio-economic cases successfully balances human dignity with the appropriate degree of deference to the legislature and executive, in compliance with the doctrine of the separation of powers.
Starting Page	235
Ending Page	261
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0144932X
Journal	Liverpool Law Review
Volume Number	33
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	15728625
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2013-01-04
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Dignity South Africa Socio-economic rights Law Criminology & Criminal Justice Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History Philosophy of Law Ethics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law

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