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	High Court of South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The High Court of South Africa is a court of law in South Africa.
		High Court divisions have jurisdiction over defined geographical areas in which they are situated, and the decisions of the High Courts are binding on magistrate’s courts within their areas of jurisdiction.
		High Court of South Africa Eastern Cape Division
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/High_Court_of_South_Africa (508 words)

	South Africa - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		South Africa also has one possession, the small sub-antarctic archipelago of the Prince Edward Islands, consisting of Marion Island (290 km²) and Prince Edward Island (45 km²; not to be confused with the Canadian province of the same name).
		South Africa's most prevalent biome is grassland, which is particularly present on the Highveld, where the plant cover is dominated by different grasses, low shrubs, and acacia trees, mainly camel-thorn and whitethorn.
		South Africa is a middle-income country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange, JSE Securities Exchange, that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centres throughout the region.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/o/u/South_Africa_1287.html (4642 words)

	Politics of South Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of South Africa takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of South Africa, elected by parliament, is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The present Constitution of South Africa was certified by the Constitutional Court on 4 December 1996, was signed by then President Mandela on 10 December 1996, and entered into effect on 3 February 1997; it is being implemented in phases.
		The bicameral Parliament of South Africa consists of the National Assembly (400 seats; members are elected by popular vote under a system of proportional representation to serve five-year terms) and the National Council of Provinces (90 seats, 10 members elected by each of the nine provincial legislatures for five-year terms).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_South_Africa (1492 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| South Africa to have gay weddings
		The court ordered that the definition of marriage be changed from a "union between a man and a woman" to a "union between two persons".
		Church groups in South Africa have argued that the issue should be put to a referendum, and say that most South Africans would oppose the legalisation of gay marriages.
		South Africa's constitution - introduced in 1996 - was the first in the world specifically to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual preference.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/africa/4487756.stm (348 words)

	South Africa high court OKs gay marriage -- Queer Lesbian Gay Election News -- Gay.com
		JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa's highest court ruled Thursday it is unconstitutional to prevent gay people from marrying, paving the way for the country to become the first to legalize same-sex unions on a continent where homosexuality remains largely taboo.
		South Africa recognized the rights of gays in the constitution adopted after apartheid ended in 1994 -- the first in the world to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
		The court instructed Parliament to extend the definitions of marriage within a year, or else the words "or spouse" would automatically be added by the courts, the South African Press Association reported.
	www.gay.com /news/election/article.html?2005/12/01/1 (610 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/South Africa
		South Africa has the largest population of people of European descent in Africa, the largest Indian population outside of Asia, as well as the largest Coloured (of mixed European and African descent) community in Africa, making it one of the most ethnically diverse countries on the continent.
		South Africa is a middle-income, developed country with an abundant supply of resources, well-developed financial, legal, communications, energy, and transport sectors, a stock exchange, JSE Securities Exchange, that ranks among the 10 largest in the world, and a modern infrastructure supporting an efficient distribution of goods to major urban centres throughout the region.
		South Africa is unique as the only state to ever voluntarily give up nuclear weapons, of which it constructed a small number in the 1970's and 1980's before completely disarming by 1991.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/South_Africa (4518 words)

	Courts and cases South Africa (Lexadin)
		The High Courts are the appellate court for the magistrates courts Decisions of the High Courts are binding on Magistrates' Courts within their areas.
		Decisions of Eastern Cape Division of the High Court of South Africa
		Judgements of the High Court of Eastern Cape Division
	www.lexadin.nl /wlg/courts/nofr/oeur/lxctzaf.htm (424 words)

	Gay Marriage Wins In South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		By ARTHUR S. In a unanimous ruling issued on December 1, the highest court of South Africa ruled that the continued exclusion of same-sex couples from legal marriage violates two provisions of the national Constitution when considered in combination—the requirement of equality before the law and the ban on sexual orientation discrimination by the government.
		Since the current “common law”; definition of marriage in South Africa is judge-made law, she argued, the Court could change it by simply modifying the definition to be gender-neutral.
		Cameron’s ability to frame the Court of Appeals remedy was limited by the arguments advanced by the lesbian couple, who did not mount a full-scale constitutional challenge against the marriage statute, but focused instead on an argument based in the evolution of common law.
	www.gaycitynews.com /gcn_449/gaymarriagewinsin.html (1208 words)

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		The Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Gay and Lesbian couples the right to marry.
		Last year the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that the definition of marriage as being between a man and a woman discriminated unfairly against same-sex couples, and that common law should be developed to take this into account.
		South Africa's post apartheid constitution states that Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender individuals have the same rights as any other individual.
	www.sgn.org /sgnnews48/page1.cfm (429 words)

	IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
		During December 1998 an application was brought in the Kuilsriver Magistrate’s Court for the removal of the applicants in the present case from "New Rust" in terms of the Prevention of Illegal Eviction From and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act 19 of 1998.
		As Mr John Africa, the Deputy Director General of the Department of Planning, Local Government and Housing of third respondent, stated in his affidavit "Given the limited resources at the disposal of the Department, these municipalities are required to prioritise projects relating to access to land and housing delivery".
		The court may require the provisions of legal aid or the extension of State benefits to a class of people who formerly were not beneficiaries of such benefits.
	www.law-lib.utoronto.ca /Diana/fulltext/groot.htm (7035 words)

	South Africa's High Court Rules in Favor of Gay Marriage - New York Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But the Constitutional Court, as the high court is known, effectively stayed its ruling for one year to give the Parliament time to amend a 1961 marriage law to reflect its decision.
		The Constitutional Court's ruling expanded on a 2004 decision by the national Supreme Court of Appeal that affirmed the marriage of a lesbian couple, who were nonetheless unable to register their union with the government's Home Affairs department.
		South African gay men and lesbians have recently won a series of court rulings extending to them the rights and protections afforded other citizens.
	www.nytimes.com /2005/12/01/international/africa/01cnd-joburg.html?ex=1291093200&en=8dcfbc6098d72d86&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all (753 words)

	South Africa's high court OKs gay marriage - Africa - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's highest court ruled Thursday it is unconstitutional to bar gay marriage, paving the way for this country to become the first in Africa to legalize homosexual unions.
		South Africa recognized the rights of gay people in the constitution adopted after apartheid ended in 1994, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
		Marriage is defined in South Africa's common law and Marriage Act as a union between a man and a woman.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/10279366/print/1/displaymode/1098 (255 words)

	Constitutional Court of South Africa
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		The Constitutional Court shall be entitled to cede, assign and delegate all or any of its rights and obligations in terms of these terms.
	www.concourt.gov.za /site/tandc.htm (900 words)

	high court in south africa backs gay marriage
		South African activists have used the charter to steadily consolidate gay rights, in stark contrast with the bulk of African countries where homosexuality is still illegal and gays are often ostracized or brutally attacked.
		South Africa stands out on the continent for its constitutional protection of gay rights, but the government has opposed same-sex marriage.
		But in a unanimous decision, the Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that it was unconstitutional to deny homosexuals the right to marry and warned that unless Parliament amended marriage laws, the court would automatically alter the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex unions.
	www.mask.org.za /article.php?cat=southafrica&id=542 (695 words)

	Information About the Land Claims Court of South Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Aspects of the Court's jurisdiction and proceedings are peculiar to the functions it performs, for example, it may conduct any part of its proceedings on an informal or inquisitorial basis and it may convene hearings in any part of the country to make it more accessible.
		South Africa's land restitution process was born out of the (Interim) Constitution of 1993.
		It provides further that whenever a High Court is required to interpret the Act, it must stop the proceedings and refer them to the Land Claims Court.
	wwwserver.law.wits.ac.za /lcc/about.html (1059 words)

	The Courts in South Africa
		The President of the Supreme Court of Appeal is the Honourable CT Howie and the Deputy President is the Honourable L Mpati.
		The High Court divisions have “jurisdiction” – the right to hear a case – over defined geographical areas in which they are situated, and the decisions of the High Courts are binding on magistrate’s courts within their areas of jurisdiction.
		For example, the division of the High Court in Cape Town is called “The High Court of South Africa: Cape of Good Hope Provincial Division and its Judge President is Judge John Hlophe.
	www.capegateway.gov.za /afr/pubs/public_info/C/32303/E (1806 words)

	South Africa's high court endorses same-sex marriage
		South African activists have used the charter to consolidate gay rights, in stark contrast with the bulk of African countries, where gays are often ostracized or brutally attacked.
		In a unanimous decision, the court ruled that it was unconstitutional to deny homosexuals the right to marry and warned that unless Parliament amends marriage laws, the court will automatically alter the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex unions.
		The South African Council of Churches, an umbrella group whose members claim 26 million followers, said the ruling provoked such diverse reactions that a unified position is unlikely.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/02/MNGQUG1P4E1.DTL (778 words)

	JURIST - Paper Chase: South Africa high court says same-sex marriages must be recognized
		Jeannie Shawl at 12:43 PM ET [JURIST] The South African Constitutional Court [official website] on Thursday ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit gay couples from marrying and gave parliament one year to amend the 1961 Marriage Act to allow same-sex marriage [JURIST news archive].
		According to the court's judgment [PDF text; summary], if the legislature does not act to recognize same-sex unions, the definition of marriage will automatically be changed to include same-sex couples.
		Once the legal definition is changed, South Africa [JURIST news archive] will become the first African nation to recognize same-sex marriage, and the fifth worldwide, joining Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain and Canada.
	jurist.law.pitt.edu /paperchase/2005/12/south-africa-high-court-says-same-sex.php (323 words)

	CNN.com - Gay couple wins S. Africa ruling - Dec 1, 2005
		In the 9-1 ruling issued Thursday, the court -- the country's highest -- referred the issue to South Africa's parliament, giving lawmakers one year to amend the country's marriage act.
		The second case before the court referred to the Gay and Lesbian Equality Project's challenge to the country's marriage act.
		South Africa's post-apartheid constitution bans discrimination against gays and lesbians.
	www.cnn.com /2005/WORLD/africa/12/01/safrica.gaymarriage/index.html (486 words)

	: South Africa: High Court Rules Against Car Seizures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		South Africa's Port Elizabeth High Court rejects the increasingly popular tactic of seizing cars without due process.
		Rejecting the legal fiction, South African Justice Richard Jones wrote, "The only link is that they were the vehicles being driven at the time of the commission of the offences, which in my view makes them purely incidental to the commission of offences.
		The court ordered the vehicles to be returned to the five motorists who await trial on drunk driving charges.
	www.thenewspaper.com /rlc/news.asp?ID=422&m=print (263 words)

	The Annalog » Blog Archive » South Africa 1, U.S. 0
		South Africa 1, U.S. Today, South Africa’s high court ruled that the country’s Marriage Act must be amended to allow gay marriage.
		South Africa, you’ll remember, was governed by apartheid until 1994.
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	theannalog.com /2005/12/01/south-africa-1-us-0 (258 words)

	IN THE HIGH COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
		Much as this court would have wished to have the views of government before it, it cannot condone the disdain with which the respondents have treated their obligations to the court.
		On the facts before the Court, the only action that had to be taken by respondents concerned decisions of granting or extending exemptions in terms of section 28(2) of the Act, from the requirement for an immigration permit as imposed by section 23(a).
		Having so decided, the court has a discretion to make any order which it considers to be just and equitable including an order limiting the retrospective effect of its declaration and an order suspending the declaration of invalidity for any period and on any conditions to allow the competent authority to correct the defect.
	www.niza.nl /uk/press/docs/za_gay.htm (6956 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com South Africa's high court rules in favor of same-sex marriages
		Last year the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that two women, Marie Fourie and Cecilia Bonthuys, should be allowed to get married, but the couple later found they were unable to register their church wedding with the department of home affairs.
		In a separate application, the court has been asked by the couple and by an alliance of gay and lesbian organisations for the marriage formula under the Marriage Act of 1961 to be changed to include the words "or spouse" instead of "husband" and "wife".
		South Africa's highest court ruled today that same-sex marriages enjoy the same legal status as those between men and women, effectively making the nation one of just five worldwide that have removed legal barriers to gay and lesbian unions More details...
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/12/01/68961.html (2644 words)

	South Africa high court OKs gay marriage -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
		Gay.com > News > South Africa high court OKs gay marriage -- JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- South Africa's highest court ruled Thursday it is unconstitutional to prevent gay people from marrying, paving the way for the country to become the first to legalize same-sex unions on a continent where homosexuality remains largely taboo.
		Being a South African living in Europe I cannot feel prouder at this moment to be a South African.
		Being a South African living in Canada, I think, legalisation of gay marriage will be a STEP in the right direction for South Africa.It certainly would be a great example for the entire continent whic…
	www.gay.com /news/article.html?2005/12/01/1 (457 words)

	Durban and Coast Local Division of the High Court of South Africa... - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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