South African Constitutional Court Of The Republic Of South Africa

Special populations refers to “disadvantaged groups” in our society. It examines the effects society has on person or persons. This can consist of generation poverty, the aged or elderly, and women. These populations face complex challenges in their daily lives. Economic instability, lack of resources, lack of education and lack of unity from society keeps special population groups in hardships.

The Constitution contains South Africa’s Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights focuses on equality and that everyone is equal in the face of the law. Following my knowledge of the Constitution and on my own personal opinion, the white people, ultimately the benefices of the Apartheid, should not have to special tax to the government. Acknowledgement and reparation takes a lot more than paying money, it also calls for forgiveness and acknowledgment of this to move forward.

Elaborating further on each individual’s pursuit of happiness, what about those that are subjected to an unfair justice system? The current justice system could easily be another case for being the civil rights issue of our time, because of its unjust means. It is a system that targets more of America’s poor, than the rich. Not just because the poor commit more crimes, but because the rich are more likely to escape imprisonment due to their status. It is an illusion that exists in which we believe the poor commit more crimes. But, in reality, they are just punished harsher, subjected to more criminal influences in terms of survival needs, or unable to obtain worthy defense representation in the courts. But, why all this? Because our education system as of now does not provide equal means of class ascent as we assume it to be. The education system is disproportionate in terms of

Social Justice prevails in society where legal laws are practiced and respected. It is considered unjust to:

A vulnerable population can be defined as a population that is at risk of poor physical, psychological, and/or social health. Looking further into the definition of a vulnerable population, being ‘at risk’ suggests a high probability of illness and inappropriate or no healthcare. According to Ferrel & Coyle (2010), “people who are poor constitute a vulnerable population, a term used in community health to describe social groups at greater risk for adverse health outcomes. The causes of this vulnerability are typically low socioeconomic status and lack of access to resources” (pg. 661).

Social exclusion and discrimination faced- As finding it's happen at every level like society, family as a disability and homeless. At

With regard to the economic, social and cultural rights, the African Charter has a limited or “minimalist” approach towards them. Some of rights recognized in the ICESCR are missing; these include the right to an adequate standard of living, including adequate food, clothing and housing ; social security; and the right to the continuous improvement of living conditions. These “fundamental rights for human survival and for living in dignity”

To summarize and explain South Africa’s justice system has similarities to The United States criminal justice system. South Africa, with 9 provinces, has the home of there administrative capital, Pretoria. The United States holds administration in Washington, D.C. South Africa’s latest transition and draft of the constitution was made in 1996. The constitution was then approved in 1997, and the last amendments were revised in 2013, effective for use. South Africa has developed from their historical basis into a republic system, whereas the U.S. has an active democratic position, but like South Africa, are a foundation of a constitutional federal republic. Within the judicial sector, South Africa holds four different courts; Constitutional Court,

276). The United States has historically maintained a prevalence of inequalities within all aspects of politics and judicial system. The responsibility cannot solely be placed on the judicial systems only; attitudes, ignorance and general societal acceptance of social policies have tolerated unequal treatment towards specific classes in society. Power within social institutions is held by the wealthy and privileged, their perceptions of race and the poor influences policies in the judicial system, putting lower economic communities at risk of being discriminated against within the system. In the United States race, class and gender compose groups that shape American institutions that contribute to social inequalities (Andersen 2013: p.

The case law regarding members of designated groups who were denied access despite affirmative action measures is plentiful. Accordingly, Motala v University of Natal illustrates this. This case involved an Indian student who had been denied admission to the university in question. The issue under scrutiny was essentially whether this constituted unfair discrimination. Consequently, the court acknowledges that the Indian population group was indeed one that suffered under apartheid, however, it goes on to state that the struggle of African children in relation to education was far greater. And so, the court concluded that the student’s rejection from the university did not constitute unfair discrimination. This case intricately displays the operation of degrees of disadvantage and offers rich justification as to why such distinction must be made. The case of Minister of Finance v Van Heerden develops this notion further, thereby ensuring thorough and justified application. Respectively, Sachs J infers that within these designated groups

Rotten apple in the 18s society In the short story “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin was published 1893, and story takes place in Louisiana before the American Civil War. She illustrates social norm of the time and reflects her feminism by showing impact on protagonist as story unfolds. Kate, as a feminist reflects phases of time in her most of work, especially depicts social segregation of acceptability in phases of time, 1800s. In the short story, she uses irony and turnover ending as a literary device to deliver messages to readers by criticizing ruling class, racism and gender roles.

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

This paper examines judicial review and judicial power in Nigeria under the 1999 Constitution in relation to the constitution itself and in relation to the political branches of government. This is essentially to locate where lays supremacy between the branches and the judiciary particularly the Supreme Court with its final appellate jurisdiction. Judicial review and supremacy of the judiciary had been of recurring academic discuss in some jurisdictions with written Constitutions, particularly the United States from where Nigeria largely borrowed its presidential constitutionalism. This thus suggests that there is a need to

The intense ethnic conflicts that rocked Nigeria and South Africa have pushed them to develop constitutionally backed institutions for conflict management. In South Africa, the state has prevented further conflicts by developing multiple democratic approaches to create a foundation for peace and security. The new constitution crafted an impressive document aimed to heal the wounds of the past and to build a

Before 1994 South Africa was a country based on Apartheid rules and regulations. The Parliament was the highest legislative body and it interpreted laws as it pleased, mostly in favour of ‘white Christians’. Any other race or religion was treated in an unfair and sometimes inhumane way. These laws were mainly based on Roman-Dutch law and influenced by English law.