This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not …
This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not …
Next week, between 2 and 6 October, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) meets for the second of its two annual sittings. Several important positions are up for grabs. Candidates will be interviewed to fill four positions on the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), the second-highest court in the country. Several long-standing vacancies should be filled, …
Top judicial posts in the offing as ‘reformed’ JSC prepares to interview candidates Read More »
The judiciary is the one arm of the state that has, at least in significant part, been faithful to its constitutional obligations. The less said about the other arms of the state, the better. For this reason, the composition of the judiciary is vital to the future of the vindication of constitutional values in this …
Freedom Under Law report on Judicial Service Commission should be urgently considered Read More »
Freedom Under Law notes with grave concern reports of the arrest of Zimbabwean lawyers Tapiwa Muchineripi and Douglas Coltart. The two lawyers were reportedly arrested at a hospital and charged with obstructing the course of justice while representing members of the official opposition party in Zimbabwe, who had been abducted and tortured and were receiving …
Freedom Under Law condemns arrest of human rights lawyers in Zimbabwe Read More »
SUBMISSION: JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION INTERVIEWS OCTOBER 2023 The FUL report Criteria and guidelines, and the conduct of interviews “The JSC also needs to develop a code of conduct for commissioners. It should set out a standard, for example, for appropriate conduct during interviews. Breaches of this code must be addressed through an internal disciplinary mechanism …
SUBMISSION: JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION INTERVIEWS OCTOBER 2023 Read More »
Freedom Under Law is gravely concerned about the recently concluded elections in Zimbabwe. Observers have raised a litany of shortcomings with these elections, many of which are fundamental to the fairness and credibility of the election. These include concerns over access to and the credibility of the voters’ roll; the disruption of opposition party activities; …
Johannesburg, 1 August 2023: – After 15 years as Chair of Freedom under Law, Justice Johann Kriegler conveyed to its Board at its biennial meeting on 30 July 2023 that he wishes to step down as a director and Chair. The Board resolved at the meeting to express its deepest appreciation for the dedication and unflagging …
Justice Johann Kriegler Retires as Chair of Freedom Under Law Read More »
FREEDOM UNDER LAW / UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH DEPARTMENT OF JOURNALISM on STRATEGIC LITIGATION AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: INAUGURAL LECTURE DELIVERED BY DARIO MILO ON 27 JULY 2023, STELLENBOSCH There has been increasing awareness in South African legal circles of the role of so-called SLAPP lawsuits or, Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation. Such cases are defined as …
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (Slapps) Read More »
This briefing note seeks to provide a short overview of significant events in the preceding month, relating to Freedom Under Law’s work on the judiciary and the rule of law. The note aims to provide a short overview of key issues, with links to underlying documents and articles where they are available. It is not …
Briefing note – major events relating to the judiciary and the rule of law (June 2023) Read More »
