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S v Mamabolo

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for prosecution of the offence, whereby the judge could summon the accused, question him and summarily convict him of contempt, was an unjustifiable violation of the
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Constitutional Court of South Africa
[2001] ZACC 17
Transvaal Provincial Division
Chaskalson
P
Ackermann
Goldstone
Kriegler
Madala
Mokgoro
Ngcobo
Sachs
Yacoob
Madlanga
Somyalo
AJJ
Constitutional Court of South Africa
contempt of court
freedom of speech
High Court
right to a fair trial
"The State v Russell Mamabolo: Media Summary"
"South Africa: S v. Mamabolo (e.tv and Others Intervening)"
ARTICLE 19
Text of the judgment
Categories
South African criminal case law
Constitutional Court of South Africa cases
2001 in South African case law

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