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'''Stevan Arnold Majiedt''' (born 18 December 1960 in [[Kenhardt]]) is a judge of the [[Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa]] and |
'''Stevan Arnold Majiedt''' (born 18 December 1960 in [[Kenhardt]]) is a judge of the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa]] and formerly served on the country's [[Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa|Supreme Court of Appeal]] and as an acting judge on the Constitutional Court.<ref name=concourt-appointment>{{cite web|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/concourt-bench-ramaphosa-appoints-judges-zukisa-tshiqi-stevan-majiedt-20190911|title=ConCourt Bench: Ramaphosa appoints judges Zukisa Tshiqi, Stevan Majiedt|date=11 September 2019|first=Jan|last=Gerber|publisher=News24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.justice.gov.za/sca/judges_cv.html|title=SCA Judges' CV|website=www.justice.gov.za|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> He is best known for his judgment in ''National Commissioner of the SAPS v Southern Africa Litigation Centre'',<ref>''National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another'' [http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZACC/2014/30.html (2014) ZACC 30].</ref> which pioneered [[universal jurisdiction]] and was a focal precedent in the scandal over the South African government's failure, in violation of an [[International Criminal Court|ICC]] [[arrest warrant]] and domestic court order, to arrest [[Omar al-Bashir]]. |
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Revision as of 11:09, 12 September 2019
Stevan Arnold Majiedt (born 18 December 1960 in Kenhardt) is a judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and formerly served on the country's Supreme Court of Appeal and as an acting judge on the Constitutional Court.[1][2] He is best known for his judgment in National Commissioner of the SAPS v Southern Africa Litigation Centre,[3] which pioneered universal jurisdiction and was a focal precedent in the scandal over the South African government's failure, in violation of an ICC arrest warrant and domestic court order, to arrest Omar al-Bashir.
References
- ^ Gerber, Jan (11 September 2019). "ConCourt Bench: Ramaphosa appoints judges Zukisa Tshiqi, Stevan Majiedt". News24.
- ^ "SCA Judges' CV". www.justice.gov.za. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another (2014) ZACC 30.
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