15 April 2020 00:00
by
Lydia Le Roux
The effect of a national disaster on human rights - The effect of the state of national disaster is to limit certain rights of all persons within the borders of South Africa as long as the limitation is justifiable in terms of the Constitution. It is therefore necessary to limit certain rights, e.g. the right to freedom of movement and residence to protect all persons. This amounts to a very careful balancing act in order to determine which rights should be limited for the greater good.