December 2011

Kriegler ‘kritiseer proses, nie Mogoeng’

Maryna Lamprecht Oudregter Johann Kriegler, voorsitter van die regsorganisasie Freedom Under Law (FUL), het gister gesê hy het nié pres. Jacob Zuma se besluit om regter Mogoeng Mogoeng as hoofregter aan te stel gekritiseer nie, maar die aanstellingsproses. “Dit sou hoogs onbehoorlik gewees het om kommentaar te lewer op die toepaslikheid van Mogoeng as hoofregter. …

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Joint statement by Freedom Under Law and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

The South African Constitution is a model to the world in its endorsement of the rule of law. The core principle is that no one is above the law, as interpreted by a judiciary that is independent of government influence. It is also one of the first constitutions in the world to include the right …

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