Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa, [2001] ZACC 18, is a 2001 decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa dealing with the legality of the South African government's actions in handing over Khalfan Khamis Mohamed to United States authorities. The court ruled that the South African government may not extradite a suspect who may face the death penalty without seeking an assurance from the receiving country that the suspect will not be sentenced to death.[1][2]
| Mohamed v President of the Republic of South Africa | |
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| Court | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
| Full case name | Mohamed and Another v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others |
| Decided | 28 May 2001 |
| Citations | [2001] ZACC 18, 2001 (3) SA 893 (CC), 2001 (7) BCLR 685 (CC) |
| Case history | |
| Appealed from | Cape Provincial Division |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Chaskalson P, Ackermann, Goldstone, Kriegler, Madala, Mokgoro, Ngcobo, Sachs & Yacoob JJ, Madlanga & Somyalo AJJ |
| Case opinions | |
| Decision by | The Court |
See also
edit- Section Eleven of the Constitution of South Africa
- S v Makwanyane (abolishing the death penalty in South Africa)
- Soering v United Kingdom (similar ruling from the European Court of Human Rights)
- United States v. Burns (similar ruling from the Supreme Court of Canada)
References
edit- ^ Currie, Iain; de Waal, Johan (2005). The Bill of Rights Handbook (5th ed.). Cape Town: Juta & Company Ltd. p. 286. ISBN 9780702159237.
- ^ Chenwi, Lilian (2007). Towards the abolition of the death penalty in Africa: A human rights perspective. Pretoria: Pretoria University Law Press. pp. 90–91. ISBN 9780980265804.
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