AB and Another v Minister of Social Development [2016] ZACC 43 (29 November 2016)

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South Africa
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AB and Another v Minister of Social Development [2016] ZACC 43 (29 November 2016)
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[2016] ZACC 43
Court
Constitutional Court of South Africa
Law report citations
2017 (3) BCLR 267 (CC)
2017 (3) SA 570 (CC)
Judges
Bosielo AJ, Mhlantla J, Mogoeng CJ, Froneman J, Madlanga J, Cameron J, Nkabinde J, Jafta J, Khampepe J, Zondo J, Moseneke DCJ
Judgment date
29 November 2016
Language
English
Type
Judgment
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