South Africa: Highest Court Considers Local Man`s Zimbabwe Land Plea
source: allAfrica
Business Day (Johannesburg)
Ernest Mabuza
27 February 2009
Johannesburg — THE Constitutional Court yesterday was not sure whether it had jurisdiction to hear an application by a South African farmer whose farms had been seized in Zimbabwe, because it was not clear whether the court could rule on the president’s conduct in the matter.
Crawford von Abo was granted an order in the Pretoria High Court in July which declared that the failure of the government of former president Thabo Mbeki and of three other ministers to consider, decide and deal with Von Abo’s application for diplomatic protection in respect of the violation of his rights by Zimbabwe was inconsistent with the constitution.
Judge Bill Prinsloo also declared that Von Abo had the right to diplomatic protection from the government regarding the violation of his rights by Zimbabwe.
Von Abo brought yesterday’s application to confirm the order of [continue reading]

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