Tort claims for road accident compensation and social security in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9971055 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen Satchwell (Government of South Africa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 111-132 |
| Publication date | 2004-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Security Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-871X • E-ISSN: 1468-246X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-246x.2004.00197.x |
| OpenAlex | W2102170324 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
The statutory scheme of road accident compensation in South Africa encapsulates both the common law of tort or delict and the residue of liability insurance principles. The absence of meaningful interaction between the road accident compensation scheme and the broader social security system raises significant challenges. There are dissonant responses to the targeted misfortune, provision of benefits, financing, choice of remedies and socioeconomic‐political priorities selected by the South African government. It is argued that the current scheme should be identified as falling squarely within a state‐funded and regulated scheme of comprehensive social protection
Business · Compensation (psychology · Delict · Government (linguistics · Liability · Political science · Private law · Public law · Social security · Statutory law · Tort · Comparative and International Law Studies · Finance · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |