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Renowned anti-apartheid struggle and human rights lawyer, Priscilla Jana, passed away on Saturday.
Tributes poured in for Jana, who served as the deputy chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The
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The starting point of [this] crucial discussion, for me, has to be the acceptance of the idea that an independent and impartial judiciary is integral to and indispensable for any real constitutional democracy.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
By Guest Blogger Robin Runge, Adjunct Professor, George Washington University School of Law
It is difficult for me to articulate the significance of Justice Ginsburg’s life and her work as a woman, a lawyer, law professor
Lawyers for both sides appeared before Supreme Court judge Justice Timothy Ginnane on Friday in a final administrative hearing before the civil trial starts on Monday.
Barrister Vanessa Plain, for Ms Loielo, said documents showed Professor Giles received legal advice from within the Department of Health and Human Services that