Ongoing-cases – Southern Africa Litigation Centre

30 Aug 2019 Tag: Ongoing-cases Staff Writer

Eswatini: Challenge to the Common Law Marital Power and Marriage Act...

SALC is working with Women and Law in Southern Africa’s Swaziland chapter (WLSA-Swaziland) on a case challenging the common law marital power and the Marriage Act of 1964. Under the common law marital power, a married woman cannot conclude contracts…

10 Dec 2018 Tag: Ongoing-cases Staff Writer

South Africa: Amicus curiae in Law Society of South Africa case challenging SA s...

SALC was admitted as amicus curiae in the matter of the Law Society of South Africa and others vs the President and Others. At the hearing SALC made submissions pertaining to relevant international and regional law legal basis for citizens to access a regional…