‘Fishers’ rights are human rights’: George v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism 2005 (6) SA 297

IF 0.3 4区 社会学 Q3 LAW
Anthea Christoffels-Du Plessis
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In 2004, artisanal fishers, community-based and non-governmental organisations representing ∼5,000 artisanal fishers from various fishing communities sought relief inter alia under the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 as a result of the unfair discrimination against them because of the fisheries legal framework. This case note focuses on this unique class action brought by the fishers in the Equality Court and the decisions resulting from the case. The relief sought by the fishers to remedy the discrimination and inequity was to compel the then Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism to make proper and adequate provision for artisanal fishers in terms of the fisheries legal framework, giving them equitable access to marine resources alongside other marine resource users. This note evaluates the impact of the order of the Equality Court, as it served as the trigger to transform small-scale fisheries in South Africa. The note also discusses the human-rights-centred themes reflected in the South African Small-Scale Fisheries Policy and considers the extent to which this policy is aligned to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines of 2015.

“渔民的权利是人权”:乔治五世环境事务和旅游部长,2005年(6)SA 297
2004年,代表来自不同渔业社区的约5000名个体渔民的个体渔民、社区和非政府组织根据2000年第4号《促进平等和防止不公平歧视法》寻求救济,原因是渔业法律框架对他们造成了不公平歧视。本案例说明侧重于渔民在平等法院提起的这一独特的集体诉讼以及案件的判决。渔民为纠正歧视和不平等而寻求的救济是迫使当时的环境事务和旅游部长在渔业法律框架方面为手工渔民作出适当和充分的规定,使他们与其他海洋资源使用者一样公平地获得海洋资源。本说明评估了平等法院命令的影响,因为它是改变南非小规模渔业的导火索。该说明还讨论了南非小规模渔业政策中反映的以人权为中心的主题,并考虑了该政策与联合国粮食及农业组织2015年《小规模渔业准则》的一致程度。
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