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International Law

Abstract

Apartheid affects every element of an individual's life in South Africa from the moment of his or her birth.' The past decade has evinced a move, albeit in small steps, away from the apartheid system. In continuing this trend, the South African government enacted a law in March 1989 "that allows blacks and whites to live in specially designated multi-racial neighborhoods." 2 This law, which originally was passed in November 1988,3 allows multi-racial neighborhoods in South Africa for the first time since 1950.

The government claims that this is a critical "social and economic reform measure, ' yet, as expected, both black and white groups have criticized and resisted the measure.' This recent development 7 focuses on the impact of the new settlement law. As a way of background, it presents a brief description of the housing shortage and the current political situation in South Africa. Next, the recent development discusses and analyzes the law and its impact. The recent development concludes that the Free Settlement Areas Act, while affording some benefits, offers no substantial reform of the apartheid system in South Africa.

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