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Court victory for transgender prisoners
Judge rules that Jade September must be allowed to live as a woman
Law | 30 September 2019
Constitutional Court to rule on “common purpose” in rape cases
Can an accused be convicted of rape for being part of a group with a common intent to rape?
Law | 26 September 2019
Equality Court prohibits display of old South African flag
Old flag should only be displayed for “genuine artistic, academic or journalistic expression in the public interest”
Law | 22 August 2019
Court upholds right of farm residents to bury their loved ones
SCA rules protecting an occupier’s religious and cultural rights is consistent with treating them with respect and dignity
Law | 21 August 2019
Constitutional Court rules that interim divorce orders may not be appealed
But the door has been left open for future litigation on interim orders
Law | 20 August 2019
Concourt judgment will help keep families together
Foreign nationals with South African or permanent resident spouses do not have to leave the country to apply for spousal visas
Law | 8 August 2019
Why a high court dismissed Somali claims for asylum
But Lawyers for Human Rights disagrees with the court’s reasoning and is appealing
Law | 18 April 2019
City ordered to compensate homeless for destruction of their possessions
Court found Johannesburg Metro police violated homeless people’s constitutional rights to dignity and privacy
Law | 8 April 2019
Concourt takes compassionate approach to people who enter country unlawfully
Asylum delayed is not (necessarily) asylum denied
Law | 17 January 2019