Jurisprudencia

Sudáfrica

Experto en jurisdicción: Rachel Sloth-Nielsen

Esta sección presenta un esquema de búsqueda simple, dividido por:

  • País
  • Materia de estudio en el ámbito de la constitucionalización/convencionalización del Derecho de Familia.
  • Ficha resumen del caso
  • Link a la sentencia en formato íntegro

Constitucional Court

Materia
Best interests of the child; violence against children; corporeal punishment in school settings
ROL/RIT de identificación
Christian Education South Africa v Minister of Education (CCT4/00) [2000] ZACC 11; 2000 (4) SA 757; 2000 (10) BCLR 1051 (18 August 2000)
Referencia de las normas

Section 9 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to equality), section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity), section 12 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to freedom and security of the person), section 15 and 31 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to freedom of religion and cultural life), section 28(1)(d) of the Constitution of South Africa (right of every child to be protected from maltreatment, neglect, abuse or degradation). 
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, article 37 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 5(5) of the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief

Materia
Violence against Children, best interests of the child
ROL/RIT de identificación
Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children and Another v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Another
Referencia de las normas


Section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity), section 14 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to privacy), section 28(2) of the Constitution of South Africa (best interest of the child).
 

Materia
Equality between spouses; equality between marriage regimes, proprietary consequences upon dissolution of a marriage
ROL/RIT de identificación
Gumede (born Shange) v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (CCT 50/08) [2008] ZACC 23; 2009 (3) BCLR 243 (CC) ; 2009 (3) SA 152 (CC) (8 December 2008)
Referencia de las normas

Section 9 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to equality), section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity) 

Materia
Equality between marriages; equality between spouses
ROL/RIT de identificación
Sithole and Another v Sithole and Another (CCT 23/20) [2021] ZACC 7; 2021 (6) BCLR 597 (CC); 2021 (5) SA 34 (CC) (14 April 2021)
Referencia de las normas

Section 9 of the Constitution of South Africa (Gender Equality; marriage equality)
 

Materia
Establishment of kinship; legal assumptions of care and upbringing; paternity; birth registration; best interests of the child
ROL/RIT de identificación
Centre for Child Law v Director General: Department of Home Affairs and Others (CCT 101/20) [2021] ZACC 31 (22 September 2021)
Referencia de las normas

Section 9 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to equality); section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity), section 28(1) of the Constitution of South Africa (right to a name and nationality at birth), section 28(2) of the Constitution of South Africa (best interests of the child)

Materia
Best interests of the child; child protection
ROL/RIT de identificación
S v M [2007] ZACC 18; 2008 (3) SA 232 (CC); 2007 (12) BCLR 1312 (CC)
Referencia de las normas

S28(2) of the Constitution of South Africa (Best interests of the child)

Materia
Equality between spouses, matrimonial property on dissolution of a marriage
ROL/RIT de identificación
Ramuhovhi and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others (CCT194/16) [2017] ZACC 41; 2018 (2) BCLR 217 (CC); 2018 (2) SA 1 (CC) (30 November 2017)
Referencia de las normas

Section 9 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to equality); section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (dignity)

Materia
Equality between partners; gender discrimination and family life
ROL/RIT de identificación
Mayelane v Ngwenyama and Another (CCT 57/12) [2013] ZACC 14; 2013 (4) SA 415 (CC); 2013 (8) BCLR 918 (CC) (30 May 2013)
Referencia de las normas

Section 9 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to equality); section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity)

Materia
Family life in contexts of human mobility: families at a distance; protection of unity, non-separation and family reunification in migration
ROL/RIT de identificación
Dawood and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others ; Shalabi and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others ; Thomas and Another v Minister of Home Affairs and Others (CCT35/99) [2000] ZACC 8; 2000 (3) SA 936; 2000 (8) BCLR 837 (7 June 2000)
Referencia de las normas

Section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity), section 28(1) of the Constitution of South Africa (right of children to parental care), section 9 (right to equality, specifically the right not to be subject to unfair discrimination).


Article 16 of Universal Declaration of Human Rights; article 23 of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, article 18 of the African charter on human and people’s rights relied upon.
 

Materia
Protection against all forms of violence in the family environment; violence against children (corporeal punishment)
ROL/RIT de identificación
Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others (CCT320/17) [2019] ZACC 34; 2019 (11) BCLR 1321 (CC); 2020 (1) SA 1 (CC); 2020 (1) SACR 113 (CC) (18 September 2019)
Referencia de las normas

Section 28 of the Constitution of South Africa (Best Interests of the Child); section 10 of the Constitution of South Africa (right to dignity); section 12(1)(c) of the Constitution of South Africa (freedom from all forms of violence which falls under the right to freedom and security of the person)