By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney) Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys For many years, Muslim marriages in South Africa were not recognised under civil law. This left couples, and women in particular, without important protections when it came to divorce, inheritance, and property rights. That legal gap has now narrowed significantly. Recent court rulings, legislative developments, and [...]
It was an honour and privilege to have recently spoken to highly respected Lebanese journalist Zeinab AL Saffar on her show Menaldakhil via Skype. We discussed the international law implications regarding the unlawful assassination of Iranian General, Qasem Soleimani earlier this year. The importance of upholding human rights, international law, international humanitarian law, Geneva conventions, [...]
The United States president announced in the aftermath of a carefully planned and orchestrated drone strike which killed Iran’s Major General Qasem Soleimani. Fatalities included deputy commander of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Force (PMF), Abu Mehdi. Widely reported in the media was the attack occurred in Iraq’s capital Baghdad while Soleimani’s convoy was heading to [...]
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Claimed as a close ally of the Trump administration, under Mohammed bin Salman the kingdom flagrantly metes out injustice and tyranny. At the end of October 2018, Tuti Tursilawati became the latest Indonesian migrant worker to be executed by Saudi Arabia. She was found guilty of murdering her employer’s father in 2010. Tursilawati had pleaded [...]
How has the recent SCA judgment impacted Palestinian solidarity? Whilst the legal fraternity studies its ramifications, rights groups have welcomed the long overdue ground – breaking judgment delivered by Justice Mabuza in Bloemfontein on 4 December 2018. A decade long battle ensued between the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on behalf of the South [...]
Protect the Rohingya - Delivery of legal memorandum.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA 1 SANDTON DRIVE, SANDTON, 2196 Consul General: Mr. Michael A. McCarthy Dear Sir / Madam IN RE: MEMORANDUM TO THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA, 15 MAY 2018 (AL NAKBA DAY) UNLAWFUL DECISION DECLARING JERUSALEM THE CAPITAL OF ISRAEL AND THE RELOCATION OF THE UNITED [...]
Newsclip links on Tuesday's protest action outside the United States Consulate in Sandton, South Africa.
The Legalities of the United States declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital and its impact Host: Ashraf Essop Guest: Adv Ziyaad Patel Guest 2: Ibrahim Vawda
