Fourie v Minister of Home Affairs

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:application gptkb:Minister_of_Home_Affairs
gptkbp:category LGBT rights case
2005 in South African law
South African constitutional case
gptkbp:citation [2005] ZACC 19
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Section_10_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Section_15_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Section_9_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Section_31_of_the_Constitution_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:date 2005-12-01
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Minister_of_Home_Affairs_and_Another_v_Fourie_and_Another
gptkbp:heldBy prohibition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fourie v Minister of Home Affairs
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Bess_Nkabinde
gptkb:Dikgang_Moseneke
gptkb:Edwin_Cameron
gptkb:Johann_van_der_Westhuizen
gptkb:Kate_O'Regan
gptkb:Sandile_Ngcobo
gptkb:Yvonne_Mokgoro
gptkb:Zak_Yacoob
gptkb:Arthur_Chaskalson
gptkb:Albie_Sachs
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:constitutional_law
same-sex marriage
gptkbp:predecessor LGBT rights in South Africa
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Civil_Union_Act,_2006
gptkbp:response Cecilia Johanna Bonthuys
Marie Adriaana Fourie
gptkbp:result gptkb:legalization_of_same-sex_marriage_in_South_Africa
gptkbp:significance first African country to legalize same-sex marriage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minister_of_Home_Affairs_and_Another_v._Fourie_and_Another
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7