National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice
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National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice
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National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality and Another v Minister of Justice and Others is a decision of the Constitutional Court of South Africa which struck down the laws prohibiting consensual sexual activities between men. Basing its decision on the Bill of Rights in the Constitution – and in particular its explicit prohibition of discrimination based on sexual orientation – the court unanimously ruled that the crime of sodomy, as well as various other related provisions of the criminal
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South African legal case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Coalition_for_Gay_and_Lesbian_Equality_v_Minister_of_Justice
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2024-02-07T12:34:43Z
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