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In Conversation with Justice Edwin Cameron, Rebecca Gore and Sohela Surajpal
Watch ALM's Ropafadzo Maphosa in conversation with the authors of Behind Prison Walls: Unlocking a Safer South Africa, Judge Edwin Cameron, Rebecca Gore, and Sohela Surajpal. Drawing on their firsthand encounters within the carceral system, the authors reflect on how these experiences informed their motivations for writing the book and the critical insights it offers into incarceration, justice, and the urgent need for prison reform.
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CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF THE SA CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Watch episode 4 of our series reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the South African Constitutional Court featuring Judge Margie Victor.
CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF THE SA CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Don’t miss episode 3 of our series reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the South African Constitutional Court featuring Justice Steven Majiedt.
CELEBRATING THREE DECADES OF THE SA CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Episode 2 of our interview with Justice Leona Theron reflects on the 30th anniversary of the South African Constitutional Court.
In this week’s post, Melanie Jean Murcott and Brewsters Caiphas Soyapi set out five lessons from the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change that are of relevance to African states in determining their obligations in respect of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).They argue that on the whole the Paris Agreement should be understood as an instrument requiring States to exercise disciplined discretion in response to the realities of an increasingly warming planet.