President of the RSA and Another v Women’s Legal Centre Trust and Others; Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Faro and Others; and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Esau and Others (612/2019) [2020] ZASCA 177 (18 December 2020)

Jurisdiction: South Africa
Citation: President of the RSA and Another v Women’s Legal Centre Trust and Others; Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Faro and Others; and Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development v Esau and Others (612/2019) [2020] ZASCA 177 (18 December 2020)
Media Neutral Citation: [2020] ZASCA 177
Hearing date: 30 September 2020
Court: Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa
Case number: 612/2019
Judges: Saldulker JA, Van der Merwe JA, Maya P, Plasket JA, Weiner AJA
Judgment date: 18 December 2020
Language: English
Type: Judgment
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Flynote: Constitutional law – Muslim marriages – whether there is a constitutional obligation on the State to enact legislation recognising Muslim marriages – in the event that a breach of a constitutional obligation has been established, the appropriate remedy to be awarded.

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