Urban Land Restitution in Cape Town: Demanding the Return of Land Rights in Constantia and Kensington/Ndabeni

• Autorzy: Ronnie Donaldson , Glen Hyman , David Chang , André Confiado , Ana María Ruiz , Ssicarú Salud , Sanem Yildiz
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

One of the hallmark policies implemented post-apartheid, the Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994, is a rights-based program aimed at addressing the loss of land resulting from past racially discriminatory laws or practices. The aim of this research was to identify what are the factors that determine the different outcomes of the restitution process when claimants are demanding the return of land rights and to highlight the challenges regarding the implementation of this land restitution policy. Focusing on two specific yet contrasting areas in Cape Town, Constantia and Kensington, it was determined that due to factors pertaining to the lands in question, the neighborhood surrounding the lands, the claimants, as well as the organization, function, and performance of different public entities, the policy has managed to fulfill restorative justice, but has yet to fulfill its ultimate goal of returning land rights to the claimants and undoing the injustices of the apartheid regime. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Discrimination prohibition; Ownership; Legal regulations; Human rights; Restorative justice

PL

Zwalczanie dyskryminacji; Prawo własności; Regulacje prawne; Prawa człowieka; Sprawiedliwość naprawcza

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2014
• Numer: No. 26
• Strony: 107--120

Twórcy

autor

Ronnie Donaldson

• University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

autor

Glen Hyman

• Sciences Po, Paris

autor

David Chang

• Sciences Po, Paris

autor

André Confiado

• Sciences Po, Paris

autor

Ana María Ruiz

• Sciences Po, Paris

autor

Ssicarú Salud

• Sciences Po, Paris

autor

Sanem Yildiz

• Sciences Po, Paris

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DOI

10.2478/bog-2014-0048