Normatiewe aspekte van die vertolking van 'n akte van menseregte
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Authors
Hefer, Josephus Johannes Francois
Issue Date
1995-06
Type
Dissertation
Language
af
Keywords
Judicial review , Validity of legislation , Inconsistency with constitution , Purposive approach , Value-laden interpretation , Non-interpretivism , Personal philosophies
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Abstract
Wetgewing wat onbestaanbaar is met die bepalings van
Wet 200 van 1993 as die hoogste reg is nietig tensy
geoorloof volgens die maatstawwe van art 33 (1) 1 en die
Konstitusionele Hof en die provinsiale en plaaslike
afdelings van die Hooggeregshof is bevoeg om dit ongeldig
te verklaar. Die beoordeling van die geldigheid van
wetgewing waardeur inbreuk gemaak word op 'n Fundamentele
Reg of Vryheid in Hoofstuk 3 verleen 1 vereis in eerste
instansie die vertolking van die betrokke bepaling van die
Hoofstuk. In die lig van die besondere karakter van 'n
grondwet en die gebrek aan omlyning van die verleende regte
en vryhede 1 moet die vertolking nie volgens geykte metodes
geskied nie I maar wel doelgerig aan die hand van die
waardes onderliggend tot die Handves as geheel. Waardes wat
nie herleibaar is tot die grondwet self nie en die
persoonlike filosofiee van die regters behoort die howe
egter nie te beinvloed nie.
Legislation inconsistent with the provisions of Act 200 of 1993 as the supreme law is of no force and effect and the Constitutional Court and the provincial and local divisions of the Supreme Court may declare it invalid, unless it complies with the criteria of a permissible limitation under sec 33(1). Before the validity of legislation impinging upon a Fundamental Right or Freedom conferred in Chapter 3 can be considered, the relevant provision of the Chapter must first be interpreted. In view of the special nature of a constitution and the generality of the conferred rights and freedoms, the ordinary methods of interpretation should not be applied. Chapter 3 must be interpreted purposively taking into account the values underlying the Bill of Rights as a whole. Values not founded in the Constitution and the personal philosophies of the judges ought not to influence the courts.
Legislation inconsistent with the provisions of Act 200 of 1993 as the supreme law is of no force and effect and the Constitutional Court and the provincial and local divisions of the Supreme Court may declare it invalid, unless it complies with the criteria of a permissible limitation under sec 33(1). Before the validity of legislation impinging upon a Fundamental Right or Freedom conferred in Chapter 3 can be considered, the relevant provision of the Chapter must first be interpreted. In view of the special nature of a constitution and the generality of the conferred rights and freedoms, the ordinary methods of interpretation should not be applied. Chapter 3 must be interpreted purposively taking into account the values underlying the Bill of Rights as a whole. Values not founded in the Constitution and the personal philosophies of the judges ought not to influence the courts.
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Citation
Hefer, Josephus Johannes Francois (1995) Normatiewe aspekte van die vertolking van 'n akte van menseregte, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16929>