Law Democracy & Development

The right to privacy in the decriminalisation of psilocybin mushrooms in South Africa

Law Democracy & Development 2023 Sebastian William Foster 2 citations

This article assesses the right to privacy as a ground for challenging the constitutionality of the criminalisation of psilocybin mushrooms. In doing so, it discusses the right to privacy as found in section 14 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution). Drawing on Constitutional Court case law, the article argues that the right to privacy is a fundamental right...