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South Africa v. Israel[ 1] is an ongoing case that was brought before the International Court of Justice on 29 December 2023 by South Africa regarding Israel 's conduct in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war that resulted in a humanitarian crisis and mass killings. South Africa alleged that Israel had committed and was committing ...
Government of the Republic of South Africa v Grootboom. Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Grootboom and Others[ 1] is an important case in South African law, heard in the Constitutional Court [ 2] on 11 May 2000, with judgment handed down on 4 October.
South West Africa (Ethiopia v. South Africa) Ethiopia South Africa: 4 November 1960 [98] [99] 18 July 1966 [100] [101] Judgment on Merits 47: South West Africa (Liberia v. South Africa) Liberia: 48: Northern Cameroons Cameroon United Kingdom: 30 May 1961 [102] 2 December 1963 [103] Judgment on Jurisdiction 49: Certain Expenses of the United Nations
The International Court of Justice ( ICJ; French: Cour internationale de justice, CIJ ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on international legal issues. It is one of the six organs of the United Nations (UN), [ 1 ] and is located in ...
The right to housing (occasionally right to shelter[ 1]) is the economic, social and cultural right to adequate housing and shelter. It is recognized in some national constitutions and in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. [ 2] The right to housing is regarded as a ...
Social welfare programmes have a long history in South Africa. [3] The earliest form of social welfare programme in South Africa is the poor relief distributed by the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) in 1657. [4] The institutionalised social welfare system was established after the British occupied the Cape Colony in ...
The Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, Act No 52 of 1951, formed part of the apartheid system of racial segregation in South Africa. This act authorized the forcible removal of squatting communities. It allowed eviction and destruction of homes of squatters by landowners, local authorities, and government officials.
The Department of Human Settlements (formerly the Department of Housing) is the department under the Ministry of Human Settlements, of the South African government responsible for housing and urban development. Its primary purpose is the implementation of the constitutional mandate that "everyone has the right to have access to adequate housing ...