Author Archives: Jean-Andre Butcher
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15 September 2022 – Justice Yvonne Mokgoro’s speech at the 2022 George Bizos Human Rights Award ceremony
Sep
Implementation – therein lies the efficacy of our Constitution With George Bizos having passed on around this time two years ago (9 September 2020), kindly allow me in just a few words, to commence my address with a brief tribute to a gentle but fierce giant in law, a man who, through his commitment and […]
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15 September 2022 – Justice Yvonne Mokgoro receives George Bizos Human Rights Award for ‘placing ubuntu at the centre of the law’
Sep
For Immediate Release Justice Yvonne Mokgoro receives George Bizos Human Rights Award for ‘placing ubuntu at the centre of the law’ JOHANNESBURG — The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) has presented the 2022 George Bizos Human Rights Award to former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, “for her remarkable leadership in the pursuit of equality and justice […]
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01 September 2022 – Communities celebrate as court sets aside Shell’s exploration right off the Wild Coast of South Africa
Sep
MAKHANDA — The High Court in Makhanda has ruled this morning that Shell’s exploration right to conduct seismic surveys on the Wild Coast of South Africa was granted unlawfully and therefore set it aside. This judgment, written by Judge President Mbenenge, is a monumental victory for the planet, won by Wild Coast communities. The court […]