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National Commissioner of the South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another
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National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another
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The case arose from credible allegations that Zimbabwean officials had tortured members of the
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reported that South African law enforcement had been slow to implement the court's order.
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Southern African Litigation Centre v National Director of Public Prosecutions
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and under international law, to prosecute the international crime of
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and the Zimbabwean Exiles' Forum, had laid suit after the acting
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on 27 November 2013. Finally, the National Commissioner of the
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Constitutional Court of South Africa
[2014] ZACC 30
[2013] ZASCA 168
Supreme Court of Appeal
Southern African Litigation Centre v National Director of Public Prosecutions
[2012] ZAGPPHC 61
High Court of South Africa
Gauteng Division
Mogoeng CJ
Moseneke DCJ
Cameron J
Froneman J
Jafta J
Khampepe J
Madlanga J
van der Westhuizen J
Zondo J
Majiedt AJ
Constitutional Court of South Africa
universal jurisdiction
international criminal law
South African law
torture
Movement for Democratic Change
Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre
National Director of Public Prosecutions
National Prosecuting Authority
Southern African Litigation Centre v National Director of Public Prosecutions
North Gauteng High Court

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