Open AccessUnscrambling jurisdiction under the PEPUDA
Author(s) -
Judith Geldenhuys,
Michelle Kelly-Louw
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.204
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 1727-3781
DOI - 10.17159/1727-3781/2020/v23i0a7145
Subject(s) - jurisdiction , law , political science , commission , clarity , legitimacy , competence (human resources) , subject matter jurisdiction , human rights , original jurisdiction , psychology , social psychology , politics , biochemistry , chemistry
The jurisdiction, or competence of the Equality Court to hear a dispute concerning alleged hate speech is affected by various jurisdictional factors. The decision in South African Human Rights Commission v Khumalo EQ6-2016, EQ1-2018 2018 ZAGPJHC 528; 2019 1 SA 289 (GJ); 2019 1 All SA 254 (GJ) reveals several shortcomings in the provisions regulating jurisdiction in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 which must be attended to in order to provide clarity and legitimacy in regard to the application of the protection against hate speech.