Are Foreign Nationals Eligible to apply for Protection Orders in terms of the Domestic Violence Act?
03 June 2024, Lerato Mashego
Section
12 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa aims to provide freedom
and security to every person... within the Republic. The right to protect is not
only recognised in national legislation, international standards such as
article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human rights states that everyone has
the right to life, liberty and security.