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Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality

Mini Dissertation (LLM (Constitutional and Administrative Law))--University of Pretoria, 2023.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94996 Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality Ncame, Noluthando nkamza36@gmail.com Nkamana, Zingisani UCTD Procedural fairnes Rationality review Procedural rationality Subsidiarity principle Separation of powers Mini Dissertation (LLM (Constitutional and Administrative Law))--University of Pretoria, 2023. The coming into force of the interim Constitution and later, the final Constitution in 1996, ushered, amongst other things, a need to control the exercise of public power. Rationality was introduced as one of the principles necessary to control the exercise of public power and uphold the rule of law. Under the principle, decisions can only be rational if there is a rational link between the exercise of power and the decision itself. This means that the power must only be exercised for the purpose for which it was granted for. Over time, this principle has developed to include, amongst others, rationality of the process leading to the actual decision being taken. This has become known as procedural rationality. This development brought another aspect; whether considerations on the process should include requirements of procedural fairness. The apex court has given inconsistent rulings on this aspect. Relying on the academic writings, the dissertation has argued that the expansion of procedural rationality should be embraced. Through this expansion, the recognition of procedural fairness advances values that underpin the Constitution such as accountability, openness and transparency. Although there are valid concerns about the impact of its expansion on subsidiarity and separation of powers, these concerns could be managed if the courts could delineate cases that should be resolved using legality principle and those that can only be challenged through PAJA. This will ensure that legality contributes positively to the values of the Constitution and the development of legality jurisprudence. Public Law LLM (Constitutional and Administrative Law) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws SDG-16:Peace,justice and strong institutions 2024-02-29T08:34:07Z 2024-02-29T08:34:07Z 2024-04-15 2023 Mini Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94996 https://library.up.ac.za/c.php?g=356288p=6340909 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Procedural fairnes
Rationality review
Procedural rationality
Subsidiarity principle
Separation of powers
Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
title Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
title_full Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
title_fullStr Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
title_full_unstemmed Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
title_short Redrawing the contours of rationality review in South Africa ; procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
title_sort redrawing the contours of rationality review in south africa procedural fairness as a component of rationality requirement of legality
topic UCTD
Procedural fairnes
Rationality review
Procedural rationality
Subsidiarity principle
Separation of powers
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94996
https://library.up.ac.za/c.php?g=356288p=6340909