The Constitutional Protection of Those Facing Eviction from “Bad Buildings”

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2008

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ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa

Abstract

The Constitutional Court’s judgment in the Olivia case, handed down on 19 February 2008, represents a victory for the occupiers of “bad-buildings” in the inner city of Johannesburg as well as other poor people facing eviction for health and safety reasons.

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Constitutional protection, Eviction, Bad buildings, South Africa

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Chenwi, L. and Liebenberg, S. (2008). 'The Constitutional Protection of Those Facing Eviction from “Bad Buildings”, ESR Review, 9(1): 12-17.

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http://hdl.handle.net/10566/5021

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Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP)