V V and Another v Minister of Social Development and Another [2023] ZACC 21 (29 June 2023)

Jurisdiction
South Africa
Citation
V V and Another v Minister of Social Development and Another [2023] ZACC 21 (29 June 2023)
Media Neutral Citation
[2023] ZACC 21
Hearing date
8 November 2022
Court
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Judges
Zondo CJ, Baqwa AJ, Mbatha AJ, Kollapen J, Madlanga J, Majiedt J, Mathopo J, Maya DCJ, Mhlantla J, Rogers J, Tshiqi J
Judgment date
29 June 2023
Language
English
Type
Judgment
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Case summary

Children’s Act 38 of 2005 — constitutionality of section 40 — section is unconstitutional to the extent that it excludes permanent life partners.

 

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Judgment 26
  1. AB and Another v Minister of Social Development [2016] ZACC 43 (29 November 2016)
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  4. Centre for Child Law v Director General Department of Home Affairs and Others [2021] ZACC 31 (22 September 2021)
  5. Certification of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 [1996] ZACC 26 (6 September 1996)
  6. City Council of Pretoria v Walker [1998] ZACC 1 (17 February 1998)
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  8. Dawood and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; Shalabi and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; Thomas and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2000] ZACC 8 (7 June 2000)
  9. Dladla and Another v City of Johannesburg and Others [2017] ZACC 42 (1 December 2017)
  10. Doctors for Life International v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others [2006] ZACC 11 (17 August 2006)
  11. Du Toit and Another v Minister of Welfare and Population Development and Others [2002] ZACC 20 (10 September 2002)
  12. Ferreira v Levin NO and Others ; Vryenhoek and Others v Powell NO and Others [1995] ZACC 13 (6 December 1995)
  13. Harksen v Lane NO and Others [1997] ZACC 12 (7 October 1997)
  14. J and Another v Director General, Department of Home Affairs and Others [2003] ZACC 3 (28 March 2003)
  15. Levenstein and Others v Estate Frankel and Others [2018] ZACC 16 (14 June 2018)
  16. Mahlangu and Another v Minister of Labour and Others [2020] ZACC 24 (19 November 2020)
  17. Nandutu and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2019] ZACC 24 (28 June 2019)
  18. National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Another v Minister of Justice and Others [1998] ZACC 15 (9 October 1998)
  19. National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [1999] ZACC 17 (2 December 1999)
  20. Paixao and Another v Road ACCident Fund (640/2011) [2012] ZASCA 130 (26 September 2012)
  21. President of Republic of South Africa and Another v Hugo [1997] ZACC 4 (18 April 1997)
  22. Raduvha v Minister of Safety and Security and Another [2016] ZACC 24 (11 August 2016)
  23. S v Makwanyane and Another (CCT 3/94) [1995] ZACC 3 (6 June 1995)
  24. S v Manamela and Another (CCT 25/99) [2000] ZACC 5 (14 April 2000)
  25. Union of Refugee Women and Others v Director, Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority and Others [2006] ZACC 23 (12 December 2006)
  26. Volks NO v Robinson and Others [2005] ZACC 2 (21 February 2005)
Legislation 1
  1. Children's Act, 2005

Documents citing this one 1

Judgment 1
  1. E B v E R and Others; K G v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (CCT 158/22; CCT 364/21) [2023] ZACC 32 (10 October 2023)