A R v Minister of Home Affairs (CCT 02/18) [2018] ZACC 52 (20 December 2018)

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A R v Minister of Home Affairs (CCT 02/18) [2018] ZACC 52 (20 December 2018)
Media Neutral Citation
[2018] ZACC 52
Hearing date
1 November 2018
Court
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Case number
CCT 02/18
Law report citations
2019 (3) BCLR 383 (CC)
2019 (2) SA 329 (CC)
Judges
Cameron J, Basson AJ, Dlodlo AJ, Froneman J, Goliath AJ, Khampepe J, Mhlantla J, Petse AJ, Theron J
Judgment date
20 December 2018
Language
English
Type
Judgment
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Asylum seeker applications - effect of delay - relevance of criminal record in South Africa - overriding principle of non-refoulement

Delay does not impede right to asylum - only the Refugee Status Determination Officer is authorised to consider application merits - Immigrant Act must be read in harmony with the Refugees Act and international law

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1. Refugees Act, 1998 178 citations
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6. Refugees Amendment Act, 2015 4 citations

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Case summary 1
1. Case Summary: S A v Minister of Home Affairs and Another; S J v Minister of Home Affairs and Another; B I v Minister of Home Affairs and Another