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Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution

Justice Yvonne Mokgoro: South Africa’s trailblazing defender of justice, human dignity and the constitution

MANY great legal minds have made important contributions to the development of the law, justice and constitutionalism in South Africa. One figure who stands out as a particularly influential jurist of the era is retired judge Yvonne Mokgoro. She was among the first justices of the country’s new constitutional court, serving from 1994 to 2009. Researchers at South Africa’s Human Sciences Research Council have aptly described this remarkable jurist: As the first black African woman appointed to the Bench in 1994, she brought with her fresh scars of the oppressive system of apartheid that alienated and marginalised her as a…
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African war veterans win the fight for justice, recognition

African war veterans win the fight for justice, recognition

NINE Senegalese war veterans who served in the French army have finally earned the right to live permanently in Senegal without losing their pension benefits. This victory highlights the long struggle of thousands of African war veterans for both recognition and justice after their blood sacrifice in French wars. Earlier this year, the French government issued a declaration allowing nine of its war veterans of Senegalese origin to permanently stay in their country while continuing to receive their pensions. Until now, veterans born in France's former African colonies who enlisted in the French army were obliged to live at least…
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