Whether the ratification and domestic incorporation of an international agreement in terms of the Constitution of South Africa created domestic statutory or constitutional rights and obligations.
Whether the positive obligation of South Africa to respect, protect, promote, and fulfil the rights in the Bill of Rights imposed by the Constitution created constitutional rights and obligations as informed by the state’s obligations under the United Nations Convention against Corruption.
Whether the Constitution, and by implication international law, imposed an obligation on South Africa to establish and maintain an independent body to combat corruption and organized crime.
Whether national legislation that established such a specialized force was constitutionally valid in light of South Africa’s obligations under the United Nations Convention against Corruption and other international obligations.
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