Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa

Higher Learning Institutions (HEIs) have an important role to play in the promotion of respect for fundamental human rights and other constitutional imperatives. This article will demonstrate that the design and administration of student discipline at HEIs qualifies to be administrative action. As s...

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Main Authors:	B Mupangavanhu, Y Mupangavanhu
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	North-West University 2011-05-01
Series:	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Subjects:	Higher learning institutions student discipline just administrative action procedural fairness
Online Access:	http://www.nwu.ac.za/export/sites/default/nwu/p-per/issuepages/2011volume14no2.html/2011x14x2MupangavanhuxMupangavnhuART.pdf

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title	Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa
title_short	Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa
title_full	Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa
title_fullStr	Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa
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publisher	North-West University
series	Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
issn	1727-3781
publishDate	2011-05-01
description	Higher Learning Institutions (HEIs) have an important role to play in the promotion of respect for fundamental human rights and other constitutional imperatives. This article will demonstrate that the design and administration of student discipline at HEIs qualifies to be administrative action. As such, the article will identify the constitutional and other legislative principles which can help student discipline to be aligned to the requirements of just administrative action, which are lawfulness, procedural fairness and reasonableness. The article will explore challenges faced by student discipline and proffer recommendations and suggestions for improved regulation and practice.
topic	Higher learning institutions student discipline just administrative action procedural fairness
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Alignment of Student Discipline Design and Administration to Constitutional and National Law Imperatives in South Africa

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