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Good v. Attorney General
Court of Appeal of Botswana · Botswana · 2005-07 · National court
Citation: [2005] 2 BLR 337 (CA) [check]
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided against the migrant side
Question
Can the President declare a foreigner a prohibited immigrant without giving reasons or a hearing?
What the court decided
Yes. The court upheld the President’s power and held it was not open to review by the courts.
In plain language
A foreign professor was expelled from Botswana after writing an article critical of the government. The highest court said the President could do this without explaining why. The African Commission later disagreed.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Seorang dosen asing diusir dari Botswana setelah menulis artikel yang mengkritik pemerintah. Pengadilan tertinggi menyatakan Presiden boleh melakukannya tanpa menjelaskan alasan. Komisi Afrika kemudian berpendapat lain.
Pertanyaan: Bisakah Presiden menyatakan orang asing sebagai imigran terlarang tanpa alasan atau sidang?
What happened afterwards
- 2005-07: Appeal dismissed.
- 2010: African Commission finds a breach.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/bw-good-2005/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.