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AB v Minister of Social Development   flag  19

[2016] ZACC 43; 2017 3 SA 570
Constitutional Court of South Africa
South Africa
29th November, 2016

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
VJV v Minister of Social Development [2023] ZACC 21 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 29 Jun 2023 SAFLII flag
TT v Minister of Social Development (20/43969) [2022] ZAGPJHC 931; 2023 2 SA 565; [2023] 1 All SA 803 South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg South Africa 19 Nov 2022 SAFLII flag
Ex parte MCM (28084/22) [2022] ZAGPPHC 712 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 26 Sep 2022 SAFLII flag
Surrogacy Advisory Group v Minister of Health (50683/2020) [2022] ZAGPPHC 558; 2023 1 SA 241; [2022] 4 All SA 187 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 19 Jul 2022 SAFLII flag
Ex parte DW (11432/2021P) [2022] ZAKZPHC 11 Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg South Africa 8 Apr 2022 SAFLII flag
Ex Parte: JCR (51606/21) [2022] ZAGPPHC 209; 2022 5 SA 202 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 16 Mar 2022 SAFLII flag 1
M[ ] v M[ ] (17112/2021) [2021] ZAGPPHC 353 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 23 Apr 2021 SAFLII flag
M[ ] v M[ ] (17112/2021) [2021] ZAGPPHC 229 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 22 Apr 2021 SAFLII flag
British American Tobacco South Africa (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (6118/2020) [2020] ZAWCHC 180 High Court of South Africa - Western Cape Division South Africa 11 Dec 2020 SAFLII flag 4
Centre for Child Law v Media 24 Ltd (CCT261/18) [2019] ZACC 46 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 4 Dec 2019 SAFLII flag 14
Freedom of Religion South Africa v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (CCT320/17) [2019] ZACC 34; 2020 1 SA 1; 2020 1 SACR 113 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 18 Sep 2019 SAFLII flag 11
Public Protector v South African Reserve Bank [2019] ZACC 29; 2019 6 SA 253 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 22 Jul 2019 SAFLII flag 123
Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Ltd v Former Way Trade and Invest (Pty) Ltd [2018] ZAKZPHC 29; 2018 6 SA 86 Kwazulu-Natal High Court, Pietermaritzburg South Africa 10 Jul 2018 SAFLII flag 5
Friedshelf 325 (Pty) Ltd v Mokwena (652/17) [2018] ZASCA 102 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 5 Jul 2018 SAFLII flag
S v Okah (CCT 315/16; CCT 193/17) [2018] ZACC 3 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 23 Feb 2018 SAFLII flag 4
Hotz v University of Cape Town [2017] ZACC 10; 2018 1 SA 369 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 12 Apr 2017 SAFLII flag 35

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"Is the Writing on the Wall for the Generic Link Requirement in Surrogacy Agreements? [2023] PER 2 Edgcumbe, A South Africa circa 2023 SAFLII flag
In Vitro Embryo and the Law: The Ownership Issue and a Response to Robinson (Vol 23) [2020] PER 37 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal South Africa circa 2020 SAFLII flag
Sounding the Alarm: Government of the Republic of Namibia v LM and Women's Rights during Childbirth in South Africa (Vol 21) [2018] PER 44 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal South Africa circa 2018 SAFLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Parentage Act 2004 (ACT)
Family Law Act (Cth) s82, s29
Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW)
Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008 (Vic) s44

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
My Vote Counts NPC v Speaker of the National Assembly [2015] ZACC 31; 2016 1 SA 132 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 30 Sep 2015 SAFLII flag 80
AB v Minister of Social Development [2015] ZAGPPHC 580; 2016 2 SA 27; [2015] 4 All SA 24 North Gauteng High Court, Pretoria South Africa 12 Aug 2015 SAFLII flag 10
Trencon Construction (Pty) Ltd v Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd [2015] ZACC 22; 2015 5 SA 245 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 26 Jun 2015 SAFLII flag 239
Paulsen v Slip Knot Investments 777 (Pty) Ltd [2015] ZACC 5; 2015 3 SA 479; (2015) 4 TSAR 863; [2015] JOL 33026 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 24 Mar 2015 SAFLII flag 84
Carter v Canada (Attorney General) [2015] 1 SCR 331; [2015] SCC 5 circa 2015 35
H v Fetal Assessment Centre [2014] ZACC 34; 2015 2 SA 193 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 11 Dec 2014 SAFLII flag 72
Esorfranki Pipelines (Pty) Ltd v Mopani District Municipality [2014] ZASCA 21; [2014] 2 All SA 493 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 28 Mar 2014 SAFLII flag 26
Cool Ideas 1186 CC v Hubbard [2014] ZACC 16; 2014 4 SA 474; (2014) 8 BCLR 869 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa - British Columbia circa 2014 SAFLII flag 97
"Human Rights and Private International Law: Regulating International Surrogacy" (2014) 10 Journal of Private International Law 157 Journal of Private International Law United Kingdom circa 2014 HeinOnline flag 1
Teddy Bear Clinic for Abused Children v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development [2013] ZACC 35; 2014 2 SA 168; 2014 1 SACR 327 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 3 Oct 2013 SAFLII flag 51
Head of Department, Department of Education, Free State Province v Welkom High School [2013] ZACC 25; 2014 2 SA 228 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 10 Jul 2013 SAFLII flag 37
(2013) 8 BCLR 918 (2013) 8 BCLR 918 Canada - British Columbia circa 2013 flag 21
"Accessing Reproductive Technologies: Invisible Barriers, Indelible Harms" (2013) 23 Berkeley Journal of Gender Law & Justice 30 Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice United States circa 2013 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
(2013) 9 BCLR 989 (2013) 9 BCLR 989 Canada - British Columbia circa 2013 flag 5
Mayelane v Ngwenyama [2013] ZACC 14; 2013 4 SA 415 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 2013 SAFLII flag 15
South African Transport and Allied Workers Union v Garvas (CCT 112/11) [2012] ZACC 13 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 13 Jun 2012 SAFLII flag 49
Sebola v Standard Bank of South Africa Ltd [2012] ZACC 11; 2012 5 SA 142 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 7 Jun 2012 SAFLII flag 204
"‘ No Harm, No Foul ’ : A Child ’ s Right to Know their Genetic Parents" (2012) 26 International Journal of Law Policy and the Family 102 International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family United Kingdom circa 2012 HeinOnline / Westlaw flag 1
Natal Joint Municipal Pension Fund v Endumeni Municipality [2012] ZASCA 13; 2012 4 SA 593 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa circa 2012 SAFLII flag 321
Ex Parte Applications for the Confirmation of three Surrogate Motherhood Agreements (2011/153, 2011/154, 2011/679 , 2011/1314, 2011/1315, 2011/1316) [2011] ZAGPJHC 9; 2011 6 SA 22 South Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg South Africa 1 Mar 2011 SAFLII flag 10
Law Society of South Africa v Minister of Transport [2010] ZACC 25; 2011 1 SA 400 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 25 Nov 2010 SAFLII flag 74
Rossouw & another v Firstrand Bank Ltd [2010] ZASCA 130; 2010 6 SA 439; [2011] 2 All SA 56 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 30 Sep 2010 SAFLII flag 117
Poverty Alleviation Network v President of the Republic of South Africa (CCT86/08) [2010] ZACC 5 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 24 Feb 2010 SAFLII flag 6
Albutt v Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation [2010] ZACC 4; 2010 3 SA 293; 2010 5 BCLR 391 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa - British Columbia circa 2010 SAFLII flag 63
Air 2010 SC 235 AIR 2010 SC 235 Supreme Court of India India circa 2010 flag 1
"Discrimination Out Of Dismissiveness: The Example Of Infertility" (2010) 85 Indiana Law Journal 143 Indiana Law Journal United States circa 2010 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Mpumalanga Department of Education v Ho ë rskool Ermelo [2009] ZACC 32; 2010 2 SA 415 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 14 Oct 2009 SAFLII flag 112
Centre for Child Law v Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development [2009] ZACC 18; 2009 6 SA 632; 2009 2 SACR 477 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 15 Jul 2009 SAFLII flag 89
Biowatch Trust v Registrar, Genetic Resources [2009] ZACC 14; 2009 6 SA 232 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 3 Jun 2009 SAFLII flag 494
(2009) 10 BCLR 1014 (2009) 10 BCLR 1014 Canada - British Columbia circa 2009 flag 30
National Lotteries Board v Bruss (730/2007) [2008] ZASCA 167; 2009 4 SA 362; [2009] 2 All SA 164 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 1 Dec 2008 SAFLII flag 5
Weare v Ndebele [2008] ZACC 20; 2009 1 SA 600 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 18 Nov 2008 SAFLII flag 25
"Shilubana v Nwamitwa [2008] ZACC 9 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 4 Jun 2008 SAFLII flag 15
Stewart v Botha [2008] ZASCA 84; 2008 6 SA 310; [2009] 4 All SA 487 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 3 Jun 2008 SAFLII flag 52
"Building on a global movement: Violence against women in the African context" (2008) 8 African Human Rights Law Journal 1 African Human Rights Law Journal South Africa circa 2008 HeinOnline / Juta flag 1
Wary Holdings (Pty) Ltd v Stalwo (Pty) Ltd [2008] ZACC 12; 2009 1 SA 337; (2008) 11 BCLR 1123 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa - British Columbia circa 2008 SAFLII flag 33
Ad v DW (CCT48/07) [2007] ZACC 27 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 7 Dec 2007 SAFLII flag 10
MEC for Education: KwaZulu-Natal v Pillay [2007] ZACC 21; 2008 1 SA 474 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 5 Oct 2007 SAFLII flag 137
S v M (Centre for Child Law as Amicus Curiae) [2007] ZACC 18; 2008 3 SA 232; 2007 2 SACR 539 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 26 Sep 2007 SAFLII flag 254
Barkhuizen v Napier [2007] ZACC 5; 2007 5 SA 323; (2007) 22 BHRC 717 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 4 Apr 2007 SAFLII flag 333
Department of Land Affairs v Goedgelegen Tropical Fruits (Pty) Ltd [2007] ZACC 12; 2007 6 SA 199 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 2007 SAFLII flag 128
NM v Smith [2007] ZACC 6; 2007 5 SA 250 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 2007 SAFLII flag 45
Matatiele Municipality v President of the Republic of South Africa (2) (CCT73/05A) [2006] ZACC 12; 2007 6 SA 477 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 18 Aug 2006 SAFLII flag 39
Van der Merwe v Road Accident Fund [2006] ZACC 4; 2006 4 SA 230 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 30 Mar 2006 SAFLII flag 67
Dikoko v Mokhatla [2006] ZACC 10; 2006 6 SA 235 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 2006 SAFLII flag 50
Minister of Home Affairs v Fourie [2005] ZACC 19; 2006 1 SA 524 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 1 Dec 2005 SAFLII flag 99
Affordable Medicines Trust v Minister of Health [2005] ZACC 3; 2006 3 SA 247 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 11 Mar 2005 SAFLII flag 404
Christian Lawyers Association v Minister of Health 2005 1 SA 509 South Africa circa 2005 LexisNexis flag 20
NM v Smith [2005] 3 All SA 457 South Africa circa 2005 flag 1
Bato Star Fishing (Pty) Ltd v Minister of Environmental Affairs & others [2004] ZACC 15; 2004 4 SA 490 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 12 Mar 2004 SAFLII flag 711
Minister of Home Affairs v National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (Nicro) [2004] ZACC 10; 2005 3 SA 280 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 3 Mar 2004 SAFLII flag 55
"Inconceivable? Deducting The Costs Of Fertiility Treatment" (2004) 89 Cornell Law Review 1121 Cornell Law Review United States circa 2004 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
Minister of Finance v Van Heerden [2004] ZACC 3 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 2004 SAFLII flag 20
De Reuck v DPP, Witwatersrand Local Division [2003] ZACC 19; 2004 1 SA 406 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 15 Oct 2003 SAFLII flag 86
J v Director General, Department of Home Affairs (CCT46/02) [2003] ZACC 3; 2003 5 SA 621 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 28 Mar 2003 SAFLII flag 38
Thebus v S [2003] ZACC 12; 2003 6 SA 505; (2003) 10 BCLR 1100 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa - British Columbia circa 2003 SAFLII flag 36
(2003) 12 BCLR 1333 (2003) 12 BCLR 1333 Canada - British Columbia circa 2003 flag 9
S v Jordan (Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Task Force as Amici Curiae (CCT31/01) [2002] ZACC 22; 2002 6 SA 642 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 9 Oct 2002 SAFLII flag 58
Du Toit v Minister of Welfare and Population Development [2002] ZACC 20; 2003 2 SA 198 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 10 Sep 2002 SAFLII flag 50
Minister of Health v Treatment Action Campaign [2002] ZACC 15; 2002 5 SA 721 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 5 Jul 2002 SAFLII flag 156
Bel Porto School Governing Body v Premier, Western Cape [2002] ZACC 2; 2002 3 SA 265 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 21 Feb 2002 SAFLII flag 128
Carmichele v Minister of Safety and Security [2001] ZACC 22; 2001 4 SA 938 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 16 Aug 2001 SAFLII flag 256
Hoffmann v South African Airways [2000] ZACC 17; 2001 1 SA 1; 2000 12 BLLR 1365 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 28 Sep 2000 SAFLII flag 135
Investigating Directorate: Serious Economic Offences v Hyundai Motor Distributors (Pty) Ltd : In re Hyundai Motor Distributors (Pty) Ltd v Smit [2000] ZACC 12; 2001 1 SA 545 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 25 Aug 2000 SAFLII flag 292
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of SA: In re Ex parte President of the Republic of South Africa [2000] ZACC 1; 2000 2 SA 674 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 25 Feb 2000 SAFLII flag 566
National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Home Affairs [1999] ZACC 17; 2000 2 SA 1 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 2 Dec 1999 SAFLII flag 370
New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Community Services) v G (J) [1999] 3 SCR 46; 7 BHRC 615 Supreme Court of Canada Canada 10 Sep 1999 Supreme Court of Canada flag 18
New National Party of South Africa v Government of the Republic of South Africa [1999] ZACC 5; 1999 3 SA 191 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 13 Apr 1999 SAFLII flag 74
National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice [1998] ZACC 15; 1999 1 SA 6; (1998) 2 CHRLD 443 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 9 Oct 1998 SAFLII flag 155
Barnard v Santam Bpk [1998] ZASCA 84; 1999 1 SA 202; [1998] 4 All SA 403 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 25 Sep 1998 SAFLII flag 37
Christian Lawyers Association of SA v Minister of Health 1998 4 SA 1113 South Africa circa 1998 LexisNexis flag 12
City Council of Pretoria v Walker [1998] ZACC 1; 1998 2 SA 363; 1998 3 BCLR 257 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa - British Columbia circa 1998 SAFLII flag 15
De Lange v Smuts [1998] ZACC 6; 1998 3 SA 785 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 1998 SAFLII flag 132
Soobramoney v Minister of Health (Kwazulu-Natal) [1997] ZACC 17; 1998 1 SA 765 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 27 Nov 1997 SAFLII flag 104
Larbi-Odam v Member of the Eexecutive Council for Education (North-West Province) (CCT2/97) [1997] ZACC 16; 1998 1 SA 745 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 26 Nov 1997 SAFLII flag 29
Harksen v Lane [1997] ZACC 12; 1998 1 SA 300 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 7 Oct 1997 SAFLII flag 253
President of the Republic of South Africa v Hugo [1997] ZACC 4; [1997] 4 SA 1 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 18 Apr 1997 SAFLII flag 154
Prinsloo v Van der Linde [1997] ZACC 5; 1997 3 SA 1012 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 18 Apr 1997 SAFLII flag 157
Ex parte Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly: In re Certification of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 [1996] ZACC 26; 1996 4 SA 744 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 6 Sep 1996 SAFLII flag 183
Nel v Le Roux [1996] ZACC 6; 1996 3 SA 562 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 4 Apr 1996 SAFLII flag 37
(1996) 10 BCLR 1253 (1996) 10 BCLR 1253 Canada - British Columbia circa 1996 flag 25
Bernstein v Bester [1996] ZACC 2; 1996 2 SA 751 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa circa 1996 SAFLII flag 216
Ferreira v Levin NO; Vryenhoek v Powell [1995] ZACC 13 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 6 Dec 1995 SAFLII flag 63
S v Bhulwana, S v Gwadiso (CCT12/95, CCT11/95) [1995] ZACC 11; 1996 1 SA 388 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 29 Nov 1995 SAFLII flag 87
Coetzee v Government of the Republic of South Africa [1995] ZACC 7; 1995 4 SA 631 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 22 Sep 1995 SAFLII flag 97
S v Williams [1995] ZACC 6; 1995 3 SA 632 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 9 Jun 1995 SAFLII flag 54
S v Makwanyane [1995] ZACC 3; 1995 3 SA 391; 1995 2 SACR 1; [1996] 2 CHRLD 164 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 6 Jun 1995 SAFLII flag 929
S v Zuma [1995] ZACC 1; (1995) 2 SA 642; 1995 1 SACR 568; [1996] 2 CHRLD 244 Constitutional Court of South Africa South Africa 5 Apr 1995 SAFLII flag 322
Minister of Justice v Hofmeyr [1993] ZASCA 40; 1993 3 SA 131; [1993] 2 All SA 232 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 26 Mar 1993 SAFLII flag 76
"Woman, Womb, and Bodily Integrity" (1990) 3 Yale Journal of Law and Feminism 327 Yale Journal of Law and Feminism United States circa 1990 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
"Surrogacy, Slavery, and the Ownership of Life" (1990) 139 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 144 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy United States circa 1990 HeinOnline / LexisNexis flag 1
R v Morgentaler [1988] 1 SCR 30 circa 1988 77
Roe v Wade 410 US 113; 35 L Ed 2d 147; (1973) 41 USLW 4213; 93 SCt 705; 117 Idaho 118 United States Supreme Court United States 26 Feb 1973 WorldLII flag 992
Bester v Commercial Union Versekeringsmaatskappy van SA Bpk [1972] ZASCA 1; 1973 1 SA 769 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa South Africa 20 Nov 1972 SAFLII flag 32
Els E v Bruce; Els J v Bruce 1922 EDL 295 South Africa circa 1922 flag 1
Lochner v New York 198 US 45; 49 L Ed 937; 3 Ann Cas 1133; 3 A & E Ann Cas 1133; 25 SCt 539; 49 L Ed 2d 937 United States Supreme Court United States 17 Apr 1905 WorldLII flag 279

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