| 词条 | Hassam v Jacobs |
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Hassam v Jacobs NO and Others,[1] an important case in South African law, was heard in the Constitutional Court[2] on 19 February 2009, with judgment handed down on 15 July. The applicant was a party to a polygamous Muslim marriage, whose husband had died intestate. The Constitutional Court held that precluding the applicant from inheriting unfairly discriminated on the grounds of religion, marital status and gender, and was therefore inconsistent with section 9 of the Constitution. Accordingly, it was held that the applicant could inherit. The ambit of this judgment extended the ruling in Daniels v Campbell to polygamous Muslim marriages. FactsThe question was whether or not the benefits provided by the Intestate Succession Act[3]) and the Maintenance Act[4] accrue to surviving spouses of polygynous Muslim marriages. The objective of the legislation is to ensure that widows receive at least a child's share of their spouse's estates instead of being left precariously dependant on family benevolence. The Cape High Court found the Intestate Succession Act,[5] in discriminating on grounds of gender and religion and marital status, to be inconsistent with the Constitution. The word "spouse" in the Act should be interpreted henceforth to include partners in polygynous Muslim marriages, while "survivor" in the Maintenance Act should be read to include surviving partners of polygynous Muslim marriages. JudgmentIn the Constitutional Court, however, "spouse" was found not to be reasonably capable of being understood to include more than one partner in the context of a polygynous Muslim marriage. The words "or spouses," therefore, are henceforth to be read in after each use of the word "spouse" in the Act. See also
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Notes1. ^2009 (5) SA 572 (CC). {{SouthAfrica-case-law-stub}}2. ^Langa CJ, Moseneke DCJ, Cameron J, Mokgoro J, Ngcobo J, Nkabinde J, O'Regan J, Sachs J, Skweyiya J, Van Der Westhuizen J and Yacoob J. 3. ^Act 81 of 1987. 4. ^Act 27 of 1990. 5. ^s 1(4)(f). 4 : Constitutional Court of South Africa cases|2009 in South African law|2009 in case law|South African family case law |
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