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My Vote Counts v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
South African legal case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
My Vote Counts NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another is a decision in the Constitutional Court of South Africa which established a constitutional right of access to information about the sources of political party funding. The court held unanimously that the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 was inconsistent with the Constitution insofar as it failed to give effect to that right. The matter was heard on 13 March 2018 and decided on 21 June 2018, with a majority judgment written by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
This article is about the decision known as My Vote Counts II. For My Vote Counts I, see My Vote Counts v Speaker of the National Assembly.
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Court | Constitutional Court of South Africa |
Full case name | My Vote Counts NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Another |
Decided | 21 June 2018 (2018-06-21) |
Docket nos. | CCT 249/17 |
Citations | [2018] ZACC 17; 2018 (8) BCLR 893 (CC); 2018 (5) SA 380 (CC) |
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Prior actions | My Vote Counts v President [2017] ZAWCHC 105; 2018 (2) SACR 644 (WCC) in the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division |
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Judges sitting | Mogoeng CJ, Zondo DCJ, Froneman J, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Madlanga J, Theron J, Cachalia AJ, Dlodlo AJ, Goliath AJ and Petse AJ |
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Access to information on the private funding of political parties is essential for the effective exercise of political rights. The Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 is unconstitutional insofar as it fails to provide for such access. | |
Decision by | Mogoeng CJ (Zondo DCJ, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Madlanga J, Theron J, Dlodlo AJ, Goliath AJ and Petse AJ concurring) |
Concurrence | Froneman J (Cachalia AJ concurring) |
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