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Introductory Address: Justice Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza, Tladi Marumo Jan 2022

Introductory Address: Justice Dumisa Buhle Ntsebeza, Tladi Marumo

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Justice Dumisa Ntsebeza — a renowned South African lawyer, former acting judge, and current justice of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights — visited Notre Dame Law School as the Distinguished Global Jurist in Residence from January 21 to February 1.

Justice Ntsebeza made significant contributions toward ending the apartheid system and establishing a democratic society in South Africa. He earned his law degree while serving a five-and-a-half-year sentence in prison for political activism. Upon his release in the 1980s, he became a human rights lawyer for apartheid victims and political prisoners.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Law Tladi …