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Fixing Toxic Titles, Kermit J. Lind
Fixing Toxic Titles, Kermit J. Lind
Kermit J. Lind
This is a presentation using a PowerPoint along with supplemental reading. I define the term "toxic title" and describe problems it causes to communities and individuals. Potential solutions and preventive actions are proposed.
Courts, Capacity And Engagement: Lessons From Hlophe V. City Of Johannesburg, Brian E. Ray
Courts, Capacity And Engagement: Lessons From Hlophe V. City Of Johannesburg, Brian E. Ray
Law Faculty Articles and Essays
The case was one of the first applying the Constitutional Court’s holding in City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Blue Moonlight Properties 39 (Pty) Ltd and Another, (2) BCLR 150 (CC) (1 December 2011) (Blue Moonlight) that municipalities have an independent obligation to plan and budget for the emergency accommodation needs of people evicted from private property. The City also was the defendant in that case, and so its repeated failures to accommodate the occupants in Hlophe demonstrated a broader failure to implement the planning, budget and policy requirements that flowed from Blue Moonlight. Judge Satchwell recognised this and issued …