Jackie Dugard

Jackie Dugard is an Associate Professor at the School of Law, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), where she teaches Property Law, Constitutional Law and Critical Jurisprudence. She was a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) (Wits) from 2004 to 2009, working on socio-economic rights-related research, advocacy and litigation. In Jan 2010, she co-founded and became the first Executive Director of the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), a leading socio-economic rights NGO that engages in research, advocacy and litigation aimed at advancing access to socio-economic rights.

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South African Supreme Court of Appeal Confirms Remedy of ‘Constitutional Remedy’ for Homeless People Whose Property is Destroyed by State

South African Supreme Court of Appeal Confirms Remedy of ‘Constitutional Remedy’ for Homeless People Whose Property is Destroyed by State

On 3 April 2019, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down judgment in the matter of Ngomane & others v City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality & Another (Ngomane). In its judgment, the SCA declared ...