Poor lives matter: COVID-19 and the plight of vulnerable groups with specific reference to poverty and inequality in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMubangizi, John C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-20T07:35:29Z
dc.date.available2022-06-20T07:35:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on vulnerable people in South Africa in the specific context of poverty and inequality. It does so by first looking at the conceptual context and then highlighting the extent of the impact both from a constitutional and human rights context and from a legislative context. It uses the poor and vulnerable as a proxy to explore the impact of the pandemic (and the measures put in place to contain it) on the specific constitutional rights of vulnerable people, before suggesting a human rights-based approach to managing the pandemic. It concludes that, despite the South African government having undertaken some of the actions recommended, there remains room for improvement and scope for further research, as the pandemic is expected to continue for some time.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublisher's versionen_ZA
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855321000292
dc.identifier.citationMubangizi, J. (2021). Poor Lives Matter: COVID-19 and the Plight of Vulnerable Groups with Specific Reference to Poverty and Inequality in South Africa. Journal of African Law, 65(S2), 237-258. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021855321000292en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1464-3731
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/11694
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthor(s)en_ZA
dc.rights.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_ZA
dc.subjectVulnerable groupsen_ZA
dc.subjectPovertyen_ZA
dc.subjectInequalityen_ZA
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_ZA
dc.subjectConstitutionen_ZA
dc.subjectLegislationen_ZA
dc.titlePoor lives matter: COVID-19 and the plight of vulnerable groups with specific reference to poverty and inequality in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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