From ambivalence to certainty : norms and principles for the structural interdict in socio-economic rights litigation in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMbazira, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T05:58:40Z
dc.date.available2019-10-07T05:58:40Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThe parsimonious approach of the Constitutional Court in using the structural interdict in socio-economic rights cases has both been critiqued and also contrasts with that of the High Courts. Moreover, the Court has neither given a principled basis for its rejection and use of the remedy nor laid down any norms and principles for determining when the remedy is appropriate. Starting from these bases, this article highlights norms and principles which could guide the courts in determining when the structural interdict is appropriate, and its modalities. Drawing upon Amersican jurisprudence, the article proposes norms and principles including utilisation of the structural interdict in a graduated manner as a remedy of last resort; participation of all stakeholders; judicial impartiality and independence; reasoned decision making; remediation which enforces the substantive norms; and flexibility.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMbazira, C. (2008). 'From ambivalence to certainty : norms and principles for the structural interdict in socio-economic rights litigation in South Africa'. South African Journal on Human Rights, 24(1): 1 - 28en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4960
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSouth African Journal on Human Rightsen_US
dc.subjectNorms and principlesen_US
dc.subjectStructural interdicten_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic Rightsen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleFrom ambivalence to certainty : norms and principles for the structural interdict in socio-economic rights litigation in South Africaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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