South African Police Service v Barnard
South African legal case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
South African Police Service v Solidarity obo Barnard is a 2014 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. It marked the first time that the Constitutional Court considered the constitutionality of employment equity measures. In a majority judgment written by Justice Dikgang Moseneke, the court upheld as lawful a decision by the South African Police Service not to promote a white woman on the basis that her elevation would not promote to the achievement of employment equity targets.
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Court | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
Full case name | South African Police Service v Solidarity on behalf of Renate Barnard |
Decided | 2 September 2014 (2014-09-02) |
Docket nos. | CCT 01/14 |
Citation(s) | [2014] ZACC 23; 2014 (6) SA 123 (CC); [2014] 11 BLLR 1025 (CC); 2014 (10) BCLR 1195 (CC); (2014) 35 ILJ 2981 (CC) |
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Judges sitting | Moseneke ACJ, Skweyiya ADCJ, Cameron J, Froneman J, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Madlanga J, van der Westhuizen J, Zondo J, Dambuza AJ and Majiedt AJ |
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