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South Africa high court ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognized [this day at law]
December 1, 2012 by Kimberly Bennett
On December 1, 2005, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit same-sex couples from marrying, giving Parliament one year to amend the 1961 Marriage Act. To comply with the ruling, the South African legislature enacted the Civil Union Act, requiring that.... [more]
South Africa court convicts extremist group leader of high treason
July 26, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The North Gauteng High Court at Pretoria in South Africa on Thursday convicted of high treason the leader of an extremist group responsible for nine bombings in Johannesburg's Soweto township in 2002. Mike du Toit, leader of the white supremacist group Boeremag, has been on trial for nine years.... [more]
Ivory Coast initiates post-election violence reconciliation commission
September 29, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
The Ivory Coast government on Wednesday launched a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to resolve conflicts stemming from the widespread post-election violence that took place earlier this year. The 11-member commission, modeled on similar efforts taken by South Africa during the post-apartheid.... [more]
South Africa court finds ANC party leader guilty of 'hate speech'
September 12, 2011 by John Paul Putney
A South African court on Monday found the controversial African National Congress (ANC) Youth League President Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for singing the apartheid-era protest song "Shoot the Boer." Boer is the Afrikaans word for farmer and broadly refers to whites in general and.... [more]
Guinea president-elect to create truth and reconciliation commission
December 5, 2010 by Ann Riley
Guinea's President-elect Alpha Conde announced Saturday that he will create a truth and reconciliation commission to address decades of ethnic and political violence. Conde said on state television that reconciliation was essential to rebuild the volatile country. The commission will be modeled on.... [more]
Second Circuit allowed apartheid claims to proceed [this day at law]
October 12, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On October 12, 2007, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that US courts have jurisdiction under the Alien Tort Claims Act to hear certain tort claims brought by apartheid victims against companies that allegedly collaborated with the South African government in the maintenance of.... [more]
Nelson Mandela born [this day at law]
July 18, 2010 by Dwyer Arce
On July 18, 1918, Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-Apartheid movement, spending 27 years in prison for his efforts to topple the country's segregation system. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison and Apartheid was soon dismantled. Mandela was.... [more]
South Africa repeals racial classification law [this day at law]
June 17, 2010 by Andrew Morgan
On June 17, 1991, South Africa repealed the Population Registration Act. Since its passage in 1950, the Act had required every South African to be racially classified at birth. These classifications, in turn, would determined the child's social and political rights for the rest of his or her life.... [more]
Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa [this day at law]
May 10, 2010 by Andrew Morgan
On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the.... [more]
Second Circuit hears appeal to dismiss apartheid lawsuits against US companies
January 12, 2010 by Jay Carmella
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments on Monday in an appeal by multi-national corporations accused of assisting the South African government during the apartheid-era. The corporations, which include IBM, Ford Motor Co., Daimler and General Motors Corp., are accused of.... [more]
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