Steven Majiedt
The Honourable Steven Majiedt | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal | |
| In office 2010–2019 | |
| Judge of the Northern Cape High Court | |
| In office 2000–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1960 Kenhardt, Union of South Africa |
| Citizenship | South African |
| Alma mater | University of the Western Cape |
Steven 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] He is best known for his judgment in National Commissioner of the SAPS v Southern Africa Litigation Centre,[2] 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.
Early life and education
Majiedt was born in Kenhardt and matriculated in 1978 at the William Pescod High School in Kimberley. He obtained a BA (Law) degree in 1981 followed by an LLB in 1983, both from the University of the Western Cape.[3]
References
- ^ Gerber, Jan (11 September 2019). "ConCourt Bench: Ramaphosa appoints judges Zukisa Tshiqi, Stevan Majiedt". News24.
- ^ National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another (2014) ZACC 30.
- ^ "Names in the news". Advocate. 13 (2): 13. 2000 – via General Council of the Bar of South Africa.
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