南非公共保护者的权力：关于经济自由斗士诉国民议会议长的说明

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African Journal of Legal Studies Pub Date : 2020-07-30 DOI:10.1163/17087384-12340060

Mtendeweka Mhango, Ntombizozuko Dyani-Mhango

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摘要

在具有里程碑意义的经济自由斗士诉国民议会议长案中，公共保护者的权力范围是宪法法院需要确定的主要问题之一。本说明严格审查了该案件，特别是关于公共保护者的补救行动具有约束力的结论。该照会认为，法院在解释公共保护者的权力时忽视了宪法的文本和历史，这是错误的。我们认为，法院驳回了一项论点，即公共保护者的权力应来源于《公共保护者法》，而不是直接来自宪法，这是错误的。在对经济自由斗士与国民议会议长的批判性分析中，该说明涉及下级法院的另外两项相关裁决。

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The Powers of the South African Public Protector: A Note on Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly

The scope of the powers of the Public Protector was one of the main questions for determination by the Constitutional Court in the landmark case of Economic Freedom Fighters vs Speaker of the National Assembly. This note critically examines that case, especially in relation to its finding that the remedial actions of the Public Protector have a binding effect. The note argues that the court erred by ignoring the text and history of the Constitution in its interpretations of the powers of the Public Protector. We argue that the Court got it wrong when it dismissed an argument that the powers of the Public Protector should be sourced from the Public Protector Act and not directly from the Constitution. In its critical analysis of Economic Freedom Fighters vs Speaker of the National Assembly, the note engages with two other related decisions from lower courts.

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS) is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic journal focusing on human rights and rule of law issues in Africa as analyzed by lawyers, economists, political scientists and others drawn from throughout the continent and the world. The journal, which was established by the Africa Law Institute and is now co-published in collaboration with Brill | Nijhoff, aims to serve as the leading forum for the thoughtful and scholarly engagement of a broad range of complex issues at the intersection of law, public policy and social change in Africa. AJLS places emphasis on presenting a diversity of perspectives on fundamental, long-term, systemic problems of human rights and governance, as well as emerging issues, and possible solutions to them. Towards this end, AJLS encourages critical reflections that are based on empirical observations and experience as well as theoretical and multi-disciplinary approaches.