Administrative Law in South Africa: No Longer a "Dismal Science"

Public Law Review, Vol. 14, 2003

U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 397

25 Pages Posted: 23 May 2009

Date Written: May 19, 2009

Abstract

Major constitutional reform was undertaken in South Africa in the mid-1990s. As part of this reform, rights to administrative justice were included in a Bill of Rights. In 2000 national legislation was passed to give effect to these rights. This article reviews one of the principal pieces of such legislation, the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 2000, highlighting key similarities and differences to the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.

Keywords: administrative law, constitutional legislation

JEL Classification: K00, K23

Suggested Citation

Beaton Wells, Caron Y., Administrative Law in South Africa: No Longer a "Dismal Science" (May 19, 2009). Public Law Review, Vol. 14, 2003, U of Melbourne Legal Studies Research Paper No. 397, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1407372

Caron Y. Beaton Wells (Contact Author)

Melbourne Law School ( email )

University Square
185 Pelham Street, Carlton
Victoria, Victoria 3010
Australia

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/staff/Caron%20Beaton%2DWells

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