# The Constitutional Court upheld a ruling by the Western Cape High Court that found certain provisions of the Refugee Act unconstitutional and invalid. The case was brought by the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights and other organisations. The court found that any person seeking asylum cannot be denied access to the system simply for failing to provide the required documents or to report to a refugee reception office within the stipulated five-day window. The court reaffirmed that every asylum application must be assessed on its individual merits.
ConCourt has found parts of the Refugee Act unconstitutional