Remedial principles and meaningful engagement in education rights disputes

Date
2016-04
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Academy of Science of South Africa
Abstract
This article evaluates the meaningful engagement doctrine in the education rights jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court in the light of a set of normative principles developed by Susan Sturm for evaluating participatory public law remedies. It commences by identifying four principles for evaluating participatory remedies appropriate to South African constitutional law and jurisprudence. Thereafter the relevant jurisprudence is analysed and evaluated in the light of these principles. The article concludes by making proposals for the development of meaningful engagement as a participatory remedy in educational rights disputes. These proposals seek to ensure a better alignment between the meaningful engagement remedy and the four remedial principles identified.
Description
CITATION: Liebenberg, S. 2016. Remedial principles and meaningful engagement in education rights disputes. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 19: 1-43, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2016/v19i0a739.
Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
The original publication is available at http://journals.assaf.org.za
Keywords
Right to education, School management and organization, Remedies (Law) -- South Africa, Constitutional law -- South Africa
Citation
Liebenberg, S. 2016. Remedial principles and meaningful engagement in education rights disputes. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 19: 1-43, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2016/v19i0a739