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Criminal Law [2024] ZASCA 148

Britton v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others (548/2023)

Britton v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others (548/2023) [2024] ZASCA 148; 2025 (1) SACR 95 (SCA) (31 October 2024)

Court
Supreme Court of Appeal
Case number
548/2023
Judges
Zondi, Nicholls, Kgoele, Hendricks, Masipa

The SCA held that the Constitutional Court’s invalidation of section 5(1)(a) of the Extradition Act was prospective only, so Britton’s earlier arrest remained valid.

  • Extradition Act 67 Of 1962
  • Retrospective Invalidity
  • Constitutional Review
  • Arrest Warrant
  • Prospective Effect Of Judgments
  • Extradition
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