How exactly does principle-based legislation like the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) fit within the context of the Rule of Law, which requires legal certainty, advance ascertainability and predictability? How is regulation and enforcement of POPIA applied? And, as POPIA cases begin making their way into South African courts, where does the Information Regulator fit into the framework of applying the principle-based approach in POPIA against the competing values of flexibility and legal certainty required?
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