AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE DEFENCE IN UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION CASES Coetzer v Minister of Safety & Security 2003 2 BLLR 173 (LC)

Authors

  • Adriaan van der Walt University of Port Elizabeth

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/3wk5n819

Keywords:

affirmative action, unfair discrimination claim

Abstract

In the recent judgment of the Labour Court in Coetzer v Minister of Safety & Security (2003 2 BLLR 173 (LC)), the defence of affirmative action in an unfair discrimination claim under the Employment Equity Act (55 of 1999, hereafter “the EEA”) was considered. In this case note this judgment of Landman J is considered and evaluated and possible lessons which may be gleaned are highlighted.

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Published

10-09-2025

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2003)

Section

Cases

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How to Cite

Adriaan van der Walt. (2025). AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE DEFENCE IN UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION CASES Coetzer v Minister of Safety & Security 2003 2 BLLR 173 (LC). Obiter, 24(2). https://doi.org/10.17159/3wk5n819

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