Lourens v President van die Republiek van Suid Afrika en Andere (49807/09)
Lourens v President van die Republiek van Suid Afrika en Andere (49807/09) [2010] ZAGPPHC 19; 2013 (1) SA 499 (GNP) (16 March 2010)
The court found that the national government has not fulfilled its constitutional obligation under section 6(4) of the Constitution to regulate and monitor its use of official languages through legislative and other measures. The evidence showed that while some steps had been taken, such as drafting policy frameworks and establishing translation services, there was no comprehensive set of legislative and other measures in place to regulate and monitor the use of official languages. The court held that it could not compel the government to enact a national language law, as the Constitution doe…
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- Language Rights
- Constitutional Obligations
- Implementation Of Statutory Duties
- Separation Of Powers
- Declaratory Relief