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25 May 2012
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Government of the Republic of South Africa and Others v Von Abo (283/10) [2011] ZASCA 65 - 167 KB
 

When the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria ordered the South African Government to compensate Mr Von Abo for the losses he suffered in Zimbabwe at the hands of that Government, it made vital mistakes of law. This is the conclusion reached by the Supreme Court of Appeal in a judgment delivered this morning.

The court recognised that the South African Government’s response to Mr Von Abo’s numerous requests for diplomatic protection was inappropriate. Despite that conclusion it found that the breach of the duty to respond appropriately to Mr Von Abo’s request could not legally give rise to liability for damages caused by the Zimbabwean Government’s violation of Mr Von Abo’s human rights.
 

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