South Africa

Clive Plasket
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Clive Plasket: Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, vol. 622, issue 1, 256-268

Abstract: The Constitution of South Africa provides simply for claimants to represent anyone who cannot act, or a group, or the public interest. In the absence of more detailed procedural rules on how these rights are to operate, the courts have had to grapple with issues on standing within a difficult socioeconomic and political background.

Keywords: Republic of South Africa; 1996; standing; people acting in their own interest; people acting on behalf of others; interest group; class action; public interest (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328477

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