November 10, 2023

FREEDOM UNDER LAW TO TAKE THE JSC’S DECISIONS REGARDING APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL ON REVIEW

For media comment contact: Judith February, Executive Officer at FUL, 083 453 9817 At the October 2023 sitting of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), only two candidates were recommended for appointment to fill four vacancies on the Supreme Court of Appeal. The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC) wrote to the JSC …

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Impeachment of judges and Home Affairs cost order are crucial rule-of-law steps

By Judith February and Chris Oxtoby The Constitutional Court judgment in the case against the Minister of Home Affairs, which ruled that the minister’s lawyers were not entitled to charge any fees, sets an important precedent regarding the abuse of court processes. The past two weeks have seen some significant developments in relation to the rule …

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