Quote of the week
As seductive as certain perspectives of international law may appear to those who disagree with the outcome of the interpretative exercise conducted by this Court in the contempt judgment, sight must not be lost of the proper place of international law, especially in respect of an application for rescission. The approach that my Brother adopts may be apposite in the context of an appeal, where a court is enjoined to consider whether the court a quo erred in its interpretation of the law. Although it should be clear by now, I shall repeat it once more: this is not an appeal, for this Court’s orders are not appealable. I am deeply concerned that seeking to rely on articles of the ICCPR as a basis for rescission constitutes nothing more than sophistry.
Zuma v Secretary of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector Including Organs of State and Others (CCT 52/21) [2021] ZACC 28 (17 September 2021)
Shortlist of candidates for Con Court position
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION
MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT
SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR CONSTITUTIONAL COURT VACANCY
On 23 October 2012, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) published an advertisement calling for nominations of interested persons to fill a vacancy in the Constitutional Court which will occur when Justice Zak Yacoob is discharged from active service at the end of January 2013. The closing date for the nominations was set for 23 November 2012.
Following the closing date, the JSC has compiled a shortlist of candidates to be interviewed for the above-mentioned position as follows:
- Judge Selby Alan Masibonge Baqwa
- Judge Lebotsang Orphan Bosielo
- Adv Jeremy John Gauntlett SC
- Adv Mbuyiseli Madlanga SC; and
- Judge Brian Solomon Spilg
The organized legal profession and institutions with an interest in the work of the JSC are requested to submit comments on the abovementioned candidates to the Secretariat of the JSC by no later than 07 February 2013.
The shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on 22 February 2013. Details of the time and venue for the interviews will be communicated to the shortlisted candidates in due course.
Issued by the Judicial Service Commission
Enq: Adv D Ntsebeza SC 0824672490 and Mr C P Fourie 0828811737
15 January 2013
