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Introduction, Ruti Teitel
Perspectives On Post-Conflict Constitutionalism: Reflections On Regime Change Through External Constitutionalization, Ulrich K. Preuss
Perspectives On Post-Conflict Constitutionalism: Reflections On Regime Change Through External Constitutionalization, Ulrich K. Preuss
NYLS Law Review
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The South African Judicial Appointments Process, Penelope Andrews
The South African Judicial Appointments Process, Penelope Andrews
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Consideration of racial and gender diversity, and to a lesser extent disability and sexual orientation diversity, has propelled the transformation of the judiciary in South Africa. This consideration is underpinned by both the stated and unstated assumption that a majority white judiciary cannot adequately and fairly serve and deliver justice to a majority black population. The very legitimacy of the judiciary, and indeed the project of constitutional democracy, is contingent on a bench that reflects the racial and gender diversity of the society. Moreover, with equality as the primary principle in the "Bill of Rights," the judiciary has to accommodate …