Communities and Environmental Justice organisations face Shell and Impact Africa in the Constitutional Court om 16 & 17 September 10 September 2025, Johannesburg: In a Constitutional Court hearing set down for next week, 16-17 September 2025, Wild Coast communities and environmental organisations will argue that the order of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) allowing […]
Author Archives: Jean-Andre Deenik
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Recent International Court of Justice and Inter-American Court of Human Rights Advisory Opinions on climate change set binding obligations for states to address this emergency. Ten INCLO members reflect on these guidelines following their joint submissions to both advisory opinions. In less than two months, some of the world’s highest courts have spoken about one […]
The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) welcomes the recent public announcement by the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) that it has commenced the refund process for payments collected under unlawful lease agreements concluded with residents on Trust-held land. This follows the application brought by the LRC in the Pietermaritzburg High Court in Council for the Advancement of […]
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I am Zahraa Motani, a second year Candidate Attorney at the Legal Resources Centre. My journey as a candidate began in January of 2024. The LRC has a relationship with Bowmans where I had the opportunity to attend their Practical Legal Training (PLT) lectures for the month of January. This opportunity is a massive privilege […]