dc.date.accessioned |
2024-05-03T06:07:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2024-05-03T06:07:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2024-04-03 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
[2024] ZACC 6 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12144/38363 |
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dc.title |
Electoral Commission of South Africa v Umkhonto Wesizwe Political Party |
en_US |
dc.identifier.casenumber |
CCT 97/24 |
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dc.date.hearing |
10 May 2024 (Friday) |
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dc.contributor.judge |
On appeal from the Electoral Court |
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dc.date.judgment |
20 May 2024 |
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dc.link.judgment |
https://collections.concourt.org.za/bitstream/id/63563/CCT%2097-24%20Electoral%20Commission%20of%20SA%20v%20Umkhonto%20Wesizwe%20Political%20party%20....pdf |
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dc.concourt.synopsis |
[Recusal] — [double requirement of reasonableness] — [narrow and defined legal issue] — [no reasonable apprehension of bias]
[Section 47(1)(e) of the Constitution] — [eligibility to stand for the National Assembly] — [convicted and sentenced to more than 12 months’ imprisonment] — [interpretation] — [section 47(1)(e) apply when no right of appeal] — [remission not affect sentence under section 47(1)(e)] — [applies to civil contempt convictions]
[Electoral Act 73 of 1998] — [section 30(1)(a)] — [Electoral Commission’s powers] — [empowered to determine qualification for membership of the National Assembly]
[Reasonable apprehension of bias] — [Electoral Commission] — [indirect reference-by-implication cannot result in a reasonable apprehension of bias] |
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dc.concourt.casehistory |
On appeal from the Electoral Court |
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