Dausab v Minister of Justice (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN- 2022/00279) [2024] NAHC 331 (21 June 2024)

# Dausab v Minister of Justice (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN- 2022/00279) [2024] NAHC 331 (21 June 2024) [ __](https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text=https://namiblii.org/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21) [ __](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=https://namiblii.org/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21) [ __](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://namiblii.org/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21) [ __](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://namiblii.org/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21) [ __](mailto:?subject=Take a look at this document from NamibLII: Dausab v Minister of Justice \(HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN- 2022/00279\) …&body=https://namiblii.org/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21) [ Download PDF (286.5 KB) ](/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21/source) Report a problem __ * Share * [ Download PDF (286.5 KB) ](/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21/source) * * * * * Report a problem __ ##### Dausab v Minister of Justice (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN- 2022/00279) [2024] NAHC 331 (21 June 2024) Copy citation * __Document detail * __Related documents * __Citations 3 / - Citation Dausab v Minister of Justice (HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN- 2022/00279) [2024] NAHC 331 (21 June 2024) Copy Media Neutral Citation [2024] NAHC 331 Copy Hearing date 31 October 2023 Court [High Court](/judgments/NAHC/) Case number HC-MD-CIV-MOT-GEN- 2022/00279 Judges [Ndauendapo J](/judgments/all/?judges=Ndauendapo%20J), [Ueitele J](/judgments/all/?judges=Ueitele%20J), [Claasen J](/judgments/all/?judges=Claasen%20J) Judgment date 21 June 2024 Language English ##### __Collections * [Case indexes](/taxonomy/case-indexes) * [Human Rights](/taxonomy/case-indexes/case-indexes-human-rights) * [Substantive rights](/taxonomy/case-indexes/case-indexes-human-rights-substantive-rights) * [Dignity and honour and reputation](/taxonomy/case-indexes/case-indexes-human-rights-substantive-rights-dignity-and-honour-and-reputation) * [Equality before the law and equal protection of the law](/taxonomy/case-indexes/case-indexes-human-rights-substantive-rights-equality-before-the-law-and-equal-protection-of-the-law) Summary ###### Flynote **Constitutional law** — **Fundamental rights** —**Equality before the law** — Article 10 of the Constitution — Article 8 of the Constitution — Right to dignity — Same-sex relationships — Homosexuality — Criminal law — Common Law Sexual Offences — Sodomy — Unnatural sexual offences — Various forms of sexual conduct committed by a male person with another male person are not regarded as criminal, if committed by a male person with a female person — Differentiation which the impugned laws accord to homosexual men amounts to unfair discrimination and thus unconstitutional. Read full summary * * * Skip to document content ###### Flynote **Constitutional law** — **Fundamental rights** —**Equality before the law** — Article 10 of the Constitution — Article 8 of the Constitution — Right to dignity — Same-sex relationships — Homosexuality — Criminal law — Common Law Sexual Offences — Sodomy — Unnatural sexual offences — Various forms of sexual conduct committed by a male person with another male person are not regarded as criminal, if committed by a male person with a female person — Differentiation which the impugned laws accord to homosexual men amounts to unfair discrimination and thus unconstitutional. **Loading PDF...** This document is 286.5 KB. Do you want to load it? Load document ##### Error loading PDF Try reloading the page or downloading the PDF. Reload page [Download PDF](/akn/na/judgment/nahc/2024/331/eng@2024-06-21/source.pdf) Error: #### __Related documents ▲ To the top >