Act No. 44 of 1950
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Act No. 44 of 1950 is the formal designation of South Africa’s Suppression of Communism Act, a key apartheid-era law used to ban organizations and individuals deemed communist and to suppress political opposition.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South African statute
ⓘ
apartheid-era law ⓘ |
| actNumber | 44 of 1950 ⓘ |
| appliedAgainst |
African National Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African Communist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broaderTarget | anti-apartheid political opposition ⓘ |
| classification |
anti-communist legislation
ⓘ
security legislation ⓘ |
| country | Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enabled |
banning of individuals
ⓘ
banning of organizations ⓘ restrictions on freedom of association ⓘ restrictions on freedom of expression ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAtEnactment | white minority government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key instrument in establishing the apartheid security state
ⓘ
major legal basis for repression of dissent in apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| ideologyTargeted |
communism
ⓘ
perceived communist influence ⓘ |
| impactOnRights |
curtailment of civil liberties
ⓘ
curtailment of political freedoms ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalMechanism |
declaration of organizations as unlawful
ⓘ
restrictions on movement and activities of listed persons ⓘ |
| legalSystem | South African law ⓘ |
| legalToolOf | apartheid government of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Suppression of Communism Act, 1950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
anti-apartheid movements
ⓘ
civil liberties advocates ⓘ |
| politicalContext | apartheid ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to ban organizations deemed to be communist
ⓘ
to prohibit and suppress communism ⓘ to restrict activities of individuals deemed to be communist ⓘ to suppress political opposition ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
apartheid legislation
ⓘ
security laws of apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| shortDescription | law to suppress communism and political opposition in South Africa ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
national security
ⓘ
political ideology ⓘ public order ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
banning anti-apartheid activists
ⓘ
banning anti-apartheid organizations ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1950 ⓘ |
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