Women's Legal Centre Trust v President
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Women's Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others is a 2009 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. The court dismissed an application for direct access lodged by the Women's Legal Centre, which sought an order directing the President and Parliament to pass legislation to provide for the recognition of Muslim marriages. The court did not express a view on the merits of the dispute but instead held that the application did not engage its exclusive jurisdiction in terms of section 167 of the Constitution. Justice Edwin Cameron delivered judgment on behalf of a unanimous court on 22 July 2009.
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Court | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
Full case name | Women's Legal Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others |
Decided | 22 July 2009 (2009-07-22) |
Docket nos. | CCT 13/09 |
Citation(s) | [2009] ZACC 20; 2009 (6) SA 94 (CC) |
Case history | |
Subsequent action(s) | Women's Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2022] ZACC 23 |
Court membership | |
Judges sitting | Langa CJ, Moseneke DCJ, Cameron J, Mokgoro J, Ngcobo J, Nkabinde J, O'Regan J, Sachs J, Skweyiya J and Yacoob J |
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Decision by | Cameron J (unanimous) |