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The court follows the principle that legislation dealing with the franchise must be interpreted in favour of enfranchisement rather than disenfranchisement,…
Followed to emphasize the importance of universal adult suffrage and that legislation dealing with the franchise must be interpreted in favour of…
Cited for the description of universal adult suffrage as one of the foundational values of the constitutional order and the vote as a badge of dignity and…
Cited at paragraph 18 for the proposition that prisoners retain all rights of a free citizen except those withdrawn by law or inconsistent with legitimate…
cited for authority on appropriate relief in constitutional matters
Cited for the proposition that justification under section 36 only arises where there is a law of general application.
Court applies August to show that courts may make mandatory orders with cost implications; Court directed Electoral Commission to alter election policy to…
Cited to show that courts may issue mandatory orders against organs of state with cost implications; this Court directed the Electoral Commission to alter its…
Court applies the principle from this case that universal adult suffrage is a foundational value and legislation dealing with the franchise must be interpreted…
Cited for the principle that the franchise is important for citizenship and nationhood and that legislation dealing with the franchise must be interpreted in…
Cited for the importance of the constitutional right to vote, the foundational nature of universal adult suffrage, and the principle that legislation must be…
Court applied the principle from this case that a limitation must be authorized by law and that neither the commission nor the court can assume the role of…
Cited for the principle that the vote of each and every citizen is a badge of dignity and personhood, applying the right to dignity to the right to vote for…
Court cites this case as an example of important public interest litigation concerning prisoners' rights.
Applied for the principle that universal adult suffrage is a foundational value, that the vote is a badge of dignity, and that legislation dealing with the…
Cited as an example of the valuable contribution amici curiae have made to this Court's jurisprudence.