Op = Op Literature and the Law in South Africa, 1910–2010: The Long Walk to Artistic Freedom (The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities) – Ted Laros

In 1994, artistic freedom pertaining inter alia to literature was enshrined in the South African Constitution. Clearly, the establishment of this right was long overdue compared to other nations within the Commonwealth. Indeed, the legal framework and practices regarding the regulation of literature that were introduced following the nation’s transition to a non-racial democracy seemed to form a decisive turning point in the history of South African censorship of literature. This study employs a historical …