Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:area |
family law
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| gptkbp:case_types |
constitutional law case
CCT 60/06 challenged the definition of marriage originated in the High Court |
| gptkbp:community_engagement |
recognition of same-sex relationships
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| gptkbp:court |
Johannesburg, South Africa
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:effective_date |
2006-11-01
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:post-apartheid_South_Africa
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie
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| gptkbp:impact |
led to the Marriage Amendment Act 2006
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
international human rights standards
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
2006 (1) SA 524 (CC)
subsequent legal cases regarding marriage equality |
| gptkbp:judging_criteria |
gptkb:Justice_Albie_Sachs
2006-11-01 social change in South Africa |
| gptkbp:judicial_review |
review of the Marriage Act
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| gptkbp:legal_issue |
South African law
11 judges equality and non-discrimination discriminatory marriage laws |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Advocate David Unterhalter
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| gptkbp:outcome |
unanimous ruling
legalization of same-sex marriage advancement of LGBTQ+ rights declaratory order landmark ruling for equality same-sex couples granted marriage rights declaration of unconstitutionality of the Marriage Act |
| gptkbp:precedent |
gptkb:National_Coalition_for_Gay_and_Lesbian_Equality_v_Minister_of_Home_Affairs
same-sex marriage legislation affirms constitutional rights |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
Minister of Home Affairs
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Constitution_of_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:responds_to |
Fourie and others
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| gptkbp:significance |
LGBT rights in South Africa
recognized same-sex marriage in South Africa |
| gptkbp:sound |
2006-09-13
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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