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The respondents based their claim on two constitutional provisions: section 26 of the Constitution, which provides that everyone has the right of access to adequate housing, thereby imposing an obligation on the State to take reasonable legislative and other measures to ensure the progressive realisation of this right within its available resources; and
Irene Grootboom (c. 1969 – 2008) was a South African housing rights activist best known for her victory before the Constitutional Court in 2000. [1] The Court found that the government had not met its obligation to provide adequate alternative housing for the residents of Kraaifontein’s Wallacedene informal settlement. The ruling provided ...
Mogoeng Mogoeng served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa from his appointment in October 2009 until his retirement in October 2021. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of South Africa on 8 September 2011. Majority opinions No. Case name Citation Notes 1 Malachi v Cape Dance Academy International ZACC 13 Unanimous. 2 Viking Pony Africa Pumps v Hidro-Tech Systems ZACC 21 Unanimous. 3 ...
Government of the Republic of South Africa v Grootboom (4 October 2000): the government is obliged to provide housing relief to those living in intolerable situations or in crisis situations. Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa (28 May 2001): suspects cannot be extradited under circumstances where they may face the death penalty.
Government of the Republic of South Africa v Grootboom 2001 (1) SA 46 (CC). Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) [2002] ZACC 15, 2002 (5) SA 721 (CC), 2002 (10) BCLR 1033 (CC). Incorporated Law Society v Wookey 1912 AD 623. Jilani v The Government of Punjab PLD 1972 SC 670. Madzimbamuto v Lardner-Burke, NO and Another, NO; Baron ...
Five judges are scheduled to retire at the beginning of February 2024, so an initial decision on South Africa v. Israel is expected before then. Beyond that, if the court decides to take up the ...
The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2013.. The members of the court at the start of 2013 were Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke, and judges Edwin Cameron, Johan Froneman, Chris Jafta, Sisi Khampepe, Bess Nkabinde, Thembile Skweyiya, Johann van der Westhuizen, Zak Yacoob and Raymond Zondo.
The table below lists the judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa delivered in 2022.. The members of the court at the start of 2022 were Deputy Chief Justice and Acting Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, and judges Mbuyiseli Madlanga, Steven Majiedt, Nonkosi Mhlantla, Leona Theron, Zukisa Tshiqi, as well as two newly appointed judges, Jody Kollapen and Rammaka Mathopo, who began their ...