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FORERE, M. The Ramifications of International Law in South Africa: Blind SA V Minister of Trade, industry and Competition (CCT 320/21) [2022] ZACC 33 (21 September 2022). PER [online]. 2024, vol.27, n.1, pp.1-20. ISSN 1727-3781.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2024/v27i0a15810.

This work is centred on the judgment of the Constitutional Court in Blind SA v The Minister of Trade (CCT 320/21) [2022] ZACC 33 (21 September 2022), and the issues raised by this judgement. The main concern for this contribution is the overreliance on a non-ratified treaty - the Marrakesh Treaty -, which calls for the assessment of the place of international law in South Africa. The paper finds that while the issues raised in the Blind SA case - the rights of people with disability - are legitimate, the manner in which they were raised went beyond the prescripts of the Constitution.

Palavras-chave : Blind SA; Copyright Act; Copyright Amendment Bill; international law; Marrakesh Treaty; accessible format copy; adaptation; reproduction.

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