South Africa

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 622, p. 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. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Inc., copyright The American Academy of Political and Social Science.]