Admission as amicus curiae in terms of Rule 16A of the Uniform Rules of Court in the matter of The Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Another v The Minister of Environmental Affairs & Four Others (NGHC case no. 39724/19)
Summary
The Centre for Environmental Rights, acting for applicants groundWork and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action, provides written consent for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Mr David Boyd, to be admitted as an amicus curiae in the case of The Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Another v The Minister of Environmental Affairs & Four Others (NGHC case no. 39724/19).
Key insights
- The applicants in the case—groundWork and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action—consent to the admission of Mr David Boyd, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, as an amicus curiae. This admission allows Mr Boyd to provide written arguments on specified issues and present oral submissions during the hearing.
- The applicants agree that the submissions intended by Mr Boyd are relevant, novel, and would be helpful to the court.
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- APA
- Centre for Environmental Rights (2019). Admission as amicus curiae in terms of Rule 16A of the Uniform Rules of Court in the matter of The Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Another v The Minister of Environmental Affairs & Four Others (NGHC case no. 39724/19). https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CER-letter-amicus-curiae-request_5-July-2019.pdf?x21779
- Chicago
- Centre for Environmental Rights. Admission as amicus curiae in terms of Rule 16A of the Uniform Rules of Court in the matter of The Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Another v The Minister of Environmental Affairs & Four Others (NGHC case no. 39724/19). 2019. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CER-letter-amicus-curiae-request_5-July-2019.pdf?x21779.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite press release |author=Centre for Environmental Rights |title=Admission as amicus curiae in terms of Rule 16A of the Uniform Rules of Court in the matter of The Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Another v The Minister of Environmental Affairs & Four Others (NGHC case no. 39724/19) |date=5 July 2019 |url=https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CER-letter-amicus-curiae-request_5-July-2019.pdf?x21779 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{centreforenvironmentalrights2019admission, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{Admission as amicus curiae in terms of Rule 16A of the Uniform Rules of Court in the matter of The Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Another v The Minister of Environmental Affairs \& Four Others (NGHC case no. 39724/19)}}, publisher = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2019}, month = jul, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/CER-letter-amicus-curiae-request_5-July-2019.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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