Van Zyl and Others v Government of Republic of South Africa and Others (170/06)
Van Zyl and Others v Government of Republic of South Africa and Others (170/06) [2007] ZASCA 109; [2007] SCA 109 (RSA); [2008] 1 All SA 102 (SCA); 2008 (3) SA 294 (SCA) (20 September 2007)
The Supreme Court of Appeal held that South African law does not confer a right to diplomatic protection on nationals, especially not a right to a particular form of protection. The Government's duty is limited to considering requests for diplomatic protection rationally and in good faith. In this case, the Government received the appellants' request, considered it properly, and declined to act for rational policy reasons. The appellants failed to establish any enforceable right to diplomatic protection under South African or international law. The corporate appellants and trusts did not qual…
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- Diplomatic Protection
- Expropriation Without Compensation
- Exhaustion Of Local Remedies
- Nationality Rule
- International Delict
- Judicial Review