Coetzee v Government of the Republic of South Africa; Matiso and Others v Commanding Officer Port Elizabeth Prison

Case Number:
CCT19/94
Case Number:
CCT22/94
Citations:
[1995] ZACC 7
Citations:
1995 (10) BCLR 1382 (CC)
Citations:
1995 (4) SA 631 (CC)
Judge:
Kriegler J Majority judgment
Judge:
Kentridge AJ separate judgment;
Judge:
Didcott J separate judgment
Judge:
Mokgoro J separate judgment
Judge:
Langa J separate judgment
Judge:
Sachs J separate judgment
Hearing Date:
6 March 1995
Judgment Date:
22 September 1995
Case History:
Adjudication of a referral to the Constitutional Court by the South Eastern Cape Local Division High Court in: Matiso and Others v Commanding Officer, Port Elizabeth Prison and Another 1994(3) BCLR 80(SE); 1994(4) SA 592 (SECLD) and Matiso v Commanding Officer, Port Elizabeth Prison, and Another 1994 (3) SA 899 (SE) regarding the constitutionality of certain sections of Act 32 of 1944, sections declared unconstitutional.
Synopsis:
Imprisonment of judgment debtors as provided for by s65 of the Magistrates Courts Act Maj: Kriegler J (concurring: Chaskalson P, Mahomed DP, Ackermann J, Madala J, O'Regan J) Min: Didcott J Separate concurrences by Kentridge J, Langa J, Sachs J, Mokgoro J.
Judgment:
Full judgment

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