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 […]
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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 […]
It has been more than a month since the Pietermaritzburg High Court ordered the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education on 26 May 2025 to pay all outstanding subsidies to Sakhokwethu Crèche, Phumelela Crèche, and Zenzeleni Crèche by 5 June 2025. Although the three Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres received some payments between 30 May and 02 […]