The first female justice on the Supreme Court was also the last justice to have served as an elected official. And her contributions to the court reflected her political experience and pragmatism.
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Justice Mokgoro’s advocacy for group solidarity and reconciliation is discernible in several of her judgments.
Complicating things is the fact the prosecution plans to call Wilkinson as a witness in the trial.
Her values of integrity, impartiality, professional ethics, and court decorum make her the ideal person to head the country’s judiciary.
The willingness of the executive to pre-empt criticism by amending COVID regulations has arguably strengthened its position.
A strong, courageous and dedicated Chief Justice will provide the leadership desperately needed to turn the administration of justice around.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court should offer no apology for its split judgments.
Top contributors
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Executive Dean and Full Professor, Faculty of Management and Law, University of Limpopo
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Professor Emeritus of Public Law, University of Cape Town
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, South African Institute For Advanced Constitutional, Human Rights, Public and International Law (SAIFAC), University of Johannesburg
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Associate Professor of Political Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science, Tulane University
