South Africa: Parliament to Oppose Afriforum Application for Court to Declare Report On Section 25 of Constitution Invalid

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Parliament is opposing AfriForum's application to the High Court Western Cape Division (Cape Town), asking the court to declare Parliament's adoption of the Joint Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) report on the possible review of Section 25 of the Constitution constitutionally invalid.

Parliament's basis for opposing this application - scheduled for hearing tomorrow - is that the relief AfriForum is seeking has become moot. This is because the process of potentially amending Section 25 of the Constitution has moved far beyond the factual background underlying AfriForum's application and makes the relief it seeks of no consequence.

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