No state in the global community should have to earn Russia’s compliance with the law. If the rule of law is not respected, the entire global community becomes as vulnerable as Ukraine is now.
- Associate Professor in Public Law, University of Cape Town
The Constitutional Court described Zuma’s lack of cooperation with the commission as “reprehensible”.
Justice Raymond Zondo found that the test for recusal had not been met.
Claiming a right to determine reality by mere say-so is becoming increasingly commonplace, but we should never get used to it.
The court says people need to be able to trust the government to abide by the rule of law, make rational regulations, and not intrude on the rights of those subject to the law.
The Public Protector’s Office has become embroiled in political scandals under the current incumbent, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane.
Unrealistic expectations about what commissions can achieve comes from the fact that they’re often confused with courts of law.
An effective, accountable National Prosecutions Authority needs at least two things: structural independence and competent personnel with expertise and integrity.
The public protector’s proposal to change the mandate of South Africa’s Reserve Bank goes well beyond changing individual rules to overturning their very foundation, anchored in the Constitution.
The social grant saga shows how South African courts are doomed to fail to protect the public from its government.
Closer examination of criminal charges brought against South Africa’s finance minister, Pravin Gordhan, suggest that they are weak in law and serve a political agenda.
The battle between South Africa’s finance minister Pravin Gordhan and the country’s elite police unit is once more grabbing headlines. What are the points of law around the matter?
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