12-12-06: Alien v. Afriforum: Concourt Justice: Appeal Registrar Refusal to Process Case

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SHARP PP4PP PO Box 5042 George East, 6539 Tel: (044) 870 7239 Cel: (071) 170 1954 06 December 2012 Concourt Justices c/o Registrar of the Constitutional Court: 1 Hospital Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Tel: (011) 359-7400 || Fax: (011) 339-5098 Email: registrar@concourt.org.za

CC: Deputy Minister: Andries Nel, MP Private Bag X395, Pretoria, 0001 Tel: 012 - 406 4854 Fax: 012 - 406 4878 E-mail: deputyminister@justice.gov.za Priv. Sec: Ms. Joshna Govind (jgovind@justice.gov.za) RE: Appeal of Concourt Registrar‟s Refusal to Process My Concourt Application: Alien on Pale Blue Dot v Afriforum et al. At the 21st International Congress of the International Union of Judicial Officers (Sheriffs/Bailiffs)1, on 02 May 2012, the Deputy Minister of Justice stated that the justice system should aim to: (a) be just in the results it delivers; (b) be fair in the way it treats litigants; (c) offer appropriate procedures at a reasonable cost; (d) deal with cases with reasonable speed; (e) be understandable to those who use it; (f) be responsive to the needs of those who use it; (g) provide as much certainty as the nature of particular cases allows; and (h) be effective: adequately resourced and organised… and that the primary objective of the Civil Justice Reform Project (CJRP) is the simplification and harmonization of laws and rules to make justice easily and equally accessible to all, including and not limited to the following: (a) The effectiveness of the courts, their jurisdiction and capacity to deal with civil disputes; (b) Affordability and cost effectiveness; (d) Simplification of court procedures and processes; (e) Modernisation; the implementation of information technology initiatives for the civil justice system. Such initiatives to include the electronic filing of court documents, and electronic service of court processes (by fax, email, etc). Bearing those ‗justice system‘ principles in mind:

Address by Deputy Minister Andries Nel, MP on the occasion of the 21st International Congress of the International Union of Judicial Officers (Sheriffs/Bailiffs): 2 May 2012, Cape Town: ICC http://www.justice.gov.za/m_speeches/2012/20120502_dmin_uihj.html 1


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