Reassessing Judicial Independence and Impartiality against the Backdrop of Judicial Appointments in South Africa

Reassessing Judicial Independence and Impartiality against the Backdrop of Judicial Appointments in South Africa

The South African Judicial Service Commission (JSC), considered to be exemplary for its independence, plays a pivotal part in judicial appointments. Yet the Commission has long been marred by tensions that have lately erupted into a full-blown conflict between those who could here be referred to as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Koos Malan
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: North-West University 2014-12-01
Series:Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Subjects:
dominant/ruling (political) elite
ideological assumptions
judicial appointments
judicial independence
judicial impartiality
judicial service commission
liberals
liberal constitutionalism
party detachment (of the judiciary)
political insularity (of the judiciary)
pure legal reasoning
representivity
separation of powers
transformation(ist/s).
Online Access:http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2014volume17no5/2014%2817%295Malan.pdf

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