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Showing posts with label court case. Show all posts

Thursday, January 28, 2021

BELGIUM - Le port obligatoire du masque jugé anticonstitutionnel / Compulsory wearing of a mask deemed unconstitutional [Le Vif, 21 January 2021] - Article in French

Titre:
Le port obligatoire du masque jugé anticonstitutionnel
Compulsory wearing of a mask deemed unconstitutional
 
Publié:
Le Vif, 21 January 2021
[Article in French]
 
Du texte:
Le tribunal de police de Bruxelles a rendu un jugement, le 12 janvier dernier, acquittant un homme cité à comparaître pour non-port du masque, a indiqué jeudi son avocate, Me Hélène Alexandris. Le juge a motivé sa décision par le constat que le port du masque obligatoire dans l'espace public est anticonstitutionnel. La ministre de l'Intérieur Annelies Verlinden a précisé que le parquet avait fait appel de la décision.
The Brussels police court rendered a judgment on January 12, acquitting a man summoned to appear for not wearing a mask, his lawyer, Me Hélène Alexandris, said on Thursday. The judge justified his decision by the observation that the compulsory wearing of a mask in public space is unconstitutional. Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden said the prosecution had appealed the decision.
 

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Court rules some South African lockdown restrictions invalid [Reuters, 2 June 2020]

Title:
Court rules some South African lockdown restrictions invalid

Author:
Emma Rumney

Published:
Reuters, 2 June 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-safrica-court/south-african-high-court-says-some-lockdown-restrictions-invalid-government-says-idUSKBN2392BV

From the article:
"A South African high court declared some of the government’s coronavirus lockdown regulations unconstitutional on Tuesday but suspended the order for 14 days, leaving the rules in place for now."