Response – 28th February 2023 – A Welcome Judgement on Asylum Claims by Peter-John Pearson
Last week the Acting Judge President of the Western Cape High Court, Judge Patricia Goliath, handed
down a far-reaching judgement in which she declared sections 22(12)&(13) of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998, as well as Regulation 9 and Form 3 of the regulations under the Act, to be unconstitutional. She directed that the legislation be amended to rectify the defect.
Response – A Welcome Judgement on Asylum Claims by Peter-John Pearson