On the 23 May this year, the Minister of Home Affairs announced that, in accordance with a recommendation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), from the 31 August 2013 the South African government intended to cease the recognition of Angolan asylum seekers. Hence, the window of opportunity for current Angolan refugee’s to act […]
Category Archives: Constitution
Constitution, Criminal Offences, Equality and Non-discrimination, Legislation
Decriminalisation of Sex Work in South Africa
29
Jul
Jul
During the Public Interest Law Gathering held at Wits University in July 2013, a panel discussion highlighted the case for the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa. It must be noted that this panel discussion came about due, in part, to the position paper released in May this year by the Commission for Gender […]
Constitution, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre
Law, Justice and Morality in South Africa – The Past and the Present
23
Apr
Apr
22 April 2013 A speech by George Bizos SC at the Plato Week in South Africa for the School of Practical Philosophy Introduction Professors, academics, philosophers, students and interested guests: It is my honour to have been asked to speak at Plato Week in South Africa by the School of Practical Philosophy. I would like […]
Constitution, Customary Law, Equality and Non-discrimination
Community in Dwese-Cwebe seeks recognition of customary practises
06
Mar
Mar
Please note that this article is an extract from the Legal Resource Centre’s Annual Report 2012 On 22 May 2012, crowds of people from villages near Dwesa-Cwebe Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape gathered outside the Elliotdale Magistrate’s Court to hear the court’s verdict on whether three men from the village of Hobeni were guilty […]