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B A v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2023] ZACC 16 (12 June 2023)
Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Judgment
12 June 2023
Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
D K M and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (037352/2023) [2023] ZAGPPHC 592 (11 May 2023)
Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Gauteng
Judgment
11 May 2023
Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
V A and Others v Minister of Home Affairs (19551/2020) [2023] ZAGPPHC 218 (11 April 2023)
Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s)
Gauteng
Judgment
11 April 2023
Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s)
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 (A5053/2021; A5054/2021; A5055/2021) [2023] ZAGPJHC 178 (14 March 2023)
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s) · Refugees — Procedural fairness · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Gauteng
Judgment
14 March 2023
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s) · Refugees — Procedural fairness · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
A K and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (2693/2022) [2023] ZAWCHC 24 (10 March 2023)
Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Western Cape
Judgment
10 March 2023
Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
L K v Chairperson Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Others (D3492/2019) [2023] ZAKZDHC 6 (15 February 2023)
Refugees · Refugees — Asylum Seeker
KwaZulu-Natal
Judgment
15 February 2023
Refugees · Refugees — Asylum Seeker
Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (5441/20) [2023] ZAWCHC 18 (13 February 2023)
Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement · Refugees — Validity of legislation
Western Cape
Judgment
13 February 2023
Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement · Refugees — Validity of legislation
C N and Others v Standing Committee for Refugee Affairs and Others (75188/2019) [2022] ZAGPPHC 1185 (14 February 2022)
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on political opinion · Refugees — Refugee
Gauteng
Judgment
14 February 2022
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on political opinion · Refugees — Refugee
D A v Minister of Home Affairs and Another [2021] ZACC 50 (30 December 2021)
Reported
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status
Judgment
30 December 2021
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status
Somali Association of South Africa and Others v Refugee Appeal Board and Others (585/2020) [2021] ZASCA 124 (23 September 2021)
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — International Refugee Law · Refugees — Refugee · Refugees — Refugee — Definition of a refugee
Judgment
23 September 2021
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — International Refugee Law · Refugees — Refugee · Refugees — Refugee — Definition of a refugee
O N v Minister of Home Affairs and Others; O A and Another v Director General: Department of Home Affairs and Another; Onwuakpa v Director General: Department of Home Affairs and Another (2021/0013; 2021/0014; 2021/01004) [2021] ZAGPJHC 855 (18 February 2021)
Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Gauteng
Judgment
18 February 2021
Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Centre for Child Law and Others v Minister of Basic Education and Others (2840/2017) [2019] ZAECGHC 126 (12 December 2019)
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
Eastern Cape
Judgment
12 December 2019
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
A I and Others v Director of Asylum Seeker Management: Department of Home Affairs and Others (22059 of 2018) [2019] ZAWCHC 114 (2 September 2019)
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement
Western Cape
Judgment
2 September 2019
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement
A R v Minister of Home Affairs (CCT 02/18) [2018] ZACC 52 (20 December 2018)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement
Judgment
20 December 2018
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement
Ahmed and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another [2018] ZACC 39 (9 October 2018)
Reported
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Civil Procedure — Justice and fairness — Procedural Fairness · Refugees — Immigration law
Judgment
9 October 2018
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Civil Procedure — Justice and fairness — Procedural Fairness · Refugees — Immigration law
D G v Refugee Status Determination Officer, Cape Town and Others (CCT 217/16) [2018] ZACC 38 (28 September 2018)
Reported
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Commercial — Criminal law · Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on political opinion · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
Judgment
28 September 2018
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Commercial — Criminal law · Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on political opinion · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
Saidi and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Others [2018] ZACC 9 (24 April 2018)
Reported
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Refoulement · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement
Judgment
24 April 2018
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Refoulement · Refugees — Refoulement — Principle of non-refoulement
Lawyers for Human Rights v Minister in the Presidency and Others [2016] ZACC 45 (1 December 2016)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Commercial — Criminal law · Refugees
Judgment
1 December 2016
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Commercial — Criminal law · Refugees
Minister of Home Affairs v Rahim and Others [2016] ZACC 3 (18 February 2016)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Immigration law
Judgment
18 February 2016
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Immigration law
Rahim v Minister of Home Affairs (965/2013) [2015] ZASCA 92 (29 May 2015)
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — International Refugee Law
Judgment
29 May 2015
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Deportation · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — International Refugee Law
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v Somali Association of South Africa Eastern Cape (SASA EC) and Another (831/2013) [2015] ZASCA 35 (25 March 2015)
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Civil Procedure — Justice and fairness — Procedural Fairness · Refugees · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Judgment
25 March 2015
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Civil Procedure — Justice and fairness — Procedural Fairness · Refugees · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Asylum Seeker · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Somali Association of South Africa and Others v Limpopo Department of Economic Development Environment and Tourism and Others (48/2014) [2014] ZASCA 143 (26 September 2014)
Refugees — Constitutional law · Refugees — International Refugee Law · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to work
Judgment
26 September 2014
Refugees — Constitutional law · Refugees — International Refugee Law · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to work
Mail and Guardian Media Ltd and Others v Chipu NO and Others [2013] ZACC 32 (27 September 2013)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
Judgment
27 September 2013
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Administrative action — Procedure for the determination of refugee status · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v Scalabrini Centre, Cape Town and Others (360/13; 735/12) [2013] ZASCA 134 (27 September 2013)
Reported
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees
Judgment
27 September 2013
Administrative Law — Administrative Action · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees
Centre for Child Law and Others v Minister of Basic Education and Others (1749/2012) [2012] ZAECGHC 60 (3 July 2012)
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
Eastern Cape
Judgment
3 July 2012
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Children's rights · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights
K E v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (69/2012) [2012] ZASCA 31 (28 March 2012)
Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Illegal entry · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s) · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Judgment
28 March 2012
Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Illegal entry · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s) · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Tsebe and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (27682/10) [2011] ZAGPJHC 255 (22 September 2011)
Commercial — Criminal law · Refugees — Constitutional law · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Extradition · Refugees — Sentence
Gauteng
Judgment
22 September 2011
Commercial — Criminal law · Refugees — Constitutional law · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Extradition · Refugees — Sentence
A and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (734/2010) [2011] ZASCA 2 (15 February 2011)
Refugees
Judgment
15 February 2011
Refugees
Jeebhai and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (139/2008) [2009] ZASCA 35 (31 March 2009)
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s)
Judgment
31 March 2009
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s)
Jeebhai and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (139/2008) [2008] ZASCA 160 (27 November 2008)
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s)
Judgment
27 November 2008
Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Refugees — Arrest and detention · Refugees — Immigration law · Refugees — Immigration law — Illegal immigrant(s)
Discovery Health Limited v Commission For Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration and Others (JR 2877/06) [2008] ZALCJHB 1 (28 March 2008)
Human Rights — International law — Jurisdiction · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to work
Gauteng
Judgment
28 March 2008
Human Rights — International law — Jurisdiction · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to work
Union of Refugee Women and Others v Director: Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority and Others (CCT 39/06) [2006] ZACC 23 (12 December 2006)
Reported
Human Rights — Substantive rights — Association — Constitutional right of free association — Limitation of right of free association — Legislation limiting right of free association — Discrimination · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Judgment
12 December 2006
Human Rights — Substantive rights — Association — Constitutional right of free association — Limitation of right of free association — Legislation limiting right of free association — Discrimination · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Fang v Refugee Appeal Board and Others (40771/05) [2006] ZATPDHC 1 (15 November 2006)
Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on belonging to a social group · Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on political opinion · Refugees — Asylum Seeker
North-West
Judgment
15 November 2006
Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on belonging to a social group · Refugees — Administrative action — Persecution — Persecution based on political opinion · Refugees — Asylum Seeker
Lawyers for Human Rights and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Another [2004] ZACC 12 (9 March 2004)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Judgment
9 March 2004
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Minister of Home Affairs and Others v Watchenuka and Others (10/2003) [2003] ZASCA 142 (28 November 2003)
Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to education · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to work
Judgment
28 November 2003
Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to education · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees — Right to work
Minister of Home Affairs v Liebenberg [2001] ZACC 3 (8 October 2001)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Residence permit · Refugees — Validity of legislation
Judgment
8 October 2001
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Residence permit · Refugees — Validity of legislation
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)
Reported
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Judgment
7 June 2000
Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Constitutional law — Bill of Rights · Refugees — Refugee — Rights of refugees
Larbi-Odam and Others v Member of Executive Council for Education (North-West Province) and Another (CCT 2/97) [1997] ZACC 16 (26 November 1997)
Reported
Human Rights — Substantive rights — Assembly — Constitutional right of free assembly — Legislation limiting right of free assembly — Discrimination · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Immigration law — Citizenship
Judgment
26 November 1997
Human Rights — Substantive rights — Assembly — Constitutional right of free assembly — Legislation limiting right of free assembly — Discrimination · Commercial — Arbitration and Alternate Dispute Resolution — Appeals · Commercial — Constitutional Law · Refugees — Immigration law — Citizenship
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