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Creation Date
4-15-2016
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Engaging Justice in South Africa
Symposium Today
I Friday, April 15 I
Journal of International and Comparative Law
South African Justice: 20 Years of Theory and Practice
9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M. I 3140 Eck Hall of Law I Lunch will be Served
The Journal of International and Comparative Law's annual symposium will review the origins and jurisprudence of the South African constitution and draw insights into the legal advances that have been made in light of it. Joining the CCHR South African alumni in the symposium will be Heinz Klug, Evjue-Bascom Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School.
9:00-9:15
Introductory Remarks
Eric Nichols, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Sean O'Brien
9:15-9:45
History and Structure of the South African Constitutional Court
Roger Alford
9:45-10:30
The Office of the Public Protector and Other Chapter 9 Institutions
Heinz Klug
10:30-11:15
South Africa's National Human Rights Institution
Judith Cohen
11:15-12:00
Constitutional Court Contributions to Transitional Justice
Garth Meintjes
12:00-1:00
Lunch served during discussion : Governmental Compliance with Constitutional Court Rulings
Justice Mbuyseli Madlanga; H. Klug -- moderator
1:00-1:30
Lunch continued: Open Discussion and Networking Among Participants and Attendees
1:30-2:30
In Transition? The Struggle for Socio-Economic Justice in South Africa
Vindodh Jaichand
2:30-3:00
Access to Justice
Jacquie Cassette
3:00-3:30
Promotion and Protection of Prisoners' Rights
J. Cohen
3:30-4:00
Gender Rights
Christine Venter
4:00-4;45
Panel: Constitutional Rights and the Court
Justice Madlanga, V. Jaichand, H. Klug, J. Cohen, J. Cassette, C. Venter, M. O'Connell- moderator
4:45-5:00
Concluding Remarks
M. O'Connell, S. O'Brien
Undergraduates Welcome
Learn more at Humanrights.nd.edu/southafrica