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The Constitution of South Africa is the supreme law of the Republic of South Africa. ... Section 24: the right to a healthy environment protected. Section 25: ...
Section 24 of the South African Constitution states that "everyone has the right: "to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being; and "to have the environment protected, for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that
The National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998, abbreviated NEMA) is the statutory framework to enforce Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The NEMA is intended to promote co-operative governance and ensure that the rights of people are upheld, but also recognising the necessity of economic ...
South Africa is generally considered to have had five constitutional documents since the Union was established in 1910, including the current one. The constitutions in chronological order are: South Africa Act 1909; Constitution of South Africa, 1961 (also known as the "Republican Constitution")
The most direct use of section 21 rights in constitutional litigation was in Geuking v President, wherein it was contended that section 21(3)'s right to "remain in" South Africa must be considered when the state assents to the extradition of a citizen under the Extradition Act 67, 1962; however, the court rejected that contention.
The court found that it should balance the rights of property owners under the Constitution [27] with those of indigents and occupiers, [28] and ruled that the landowners' right to equality [29] would be infringed if the state were to burden them with providing alternative accommodation without compensation. The obligation to provide access was ...
The Republic of South Africa Constitution Bill was introduced in January 1961. It came into force on 31 May 1961; 31 May was a significant day in South African history, being both the day in 1902 on which the Treaty of Vereeniging was signed, ending the Second Anglo-Boer War, and the day in 1910 on which the Union of South Africa came into being.
Chapter 1 of the Constitution of South Africa, titled Founding Provisions and containing six sections, enshrines in the constitution key national principles, defines the country's flag and national anthem, and specifies the official languages and principles of government language policy.