The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC)
This contribution aims to point out valuable lessons from the shortcomings of the Judicial Service Commission as highlighted in the case of The Cape Bar Council v The Judicial Service Commission. The case involved the failure by the Judicial Service Commission to fill vacancies at the Western Cape...
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| description | This contribution aims to point out valuable lessons from the shortcomings of the Judicial Service Commission as highlighted in the case of The Cape Bar Council v The Judicial Service Commission. The case involved the failure by the Judicial Service Commission to fill vacancies at the Western Cape High Court despite there being highly eligible candidates available for appointment. The judgment serves as a reminder to the Judicial Service Commission that as a public functionary it is subject to the rule of law and to the constitutional principles of accountability and transparency. Public functionaries are further reminded that they are subject to constitutional control. Such control is essential in ensuring that any abuse of power does not take place. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76af2beb87524205a4707ccc7803ae832022-12-22T00:09:41ZafrNorth-West UniversityPotchefstroom Electronic Law Journal1727-37812014-08-0117311951205http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/pelj.v17i3.10The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC)Martha Keneilwe Radebe0University of PretoriaThis contribution aims to point out valuable lessons from the shortcomings of the Judicial Service Commission as highlighted in the case of The Cape Bar Council v The Judicial Service Commission. The case involved the failure by the Judicial Service Commission to fill vacancies at the Western Cape High Court despite there being highly eligible candidates available for appointment. The judgment serves as a reminder to the Judicial Service Commission that as a public functionary it is subject to the rule of law and to the constitutional principles of accountability and transparency. Public functionaries are further reminded that they are subject to constitutional control. Such control is essential in ensuring that any abuse of power does not take place.http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2014volume17no3/2014%2817%293Radebe.pdfJudicial recommendationsrule of lawaccountabilitytransparencypublic functionariesrationalitylegalityjust administrative actionarbitrariness |
| spellingShingle | Martha Keneilwe Radebe The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC) Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal Judicial recommendations rule of law accountability transparency public functionaries rationality legality just administrative action arbitrariness |
| title | The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC) |
| title_full | The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC) |
| title_fullStr | The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC) |
| title_short | The Unconstitutional Practices of the Judicial Service Commission under the Guise of Judicial Transformation: Cape Bar Council V Judicial Service Commission [2012] 2 ALL 143 (WCC) |
| title_sort | unconstitutional practices of the judicial service commission under the guise of judicial transformation cape bar council v judicial service commission 2012 2 all 143 wcc |
| topic | Judicial recommendations rule of law accountability transparency public functionaries rationality legality just administrative action arbitrariness |
| url | http://www.nwu.ac.za/sites/www.nwu.ac.za/files/files/p-per/issuepages/2014volume17no3/2014%2817%293Radebe.pdf |
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