Judges hear what lawyers expect from them in human rights cases
For what was almost certainly the first time in their lives, judges from across Africa have been hearing what advocates specialising in human rights work expect from them. The 20 judges, from 11 African countries, met last week for training in human rights law and...
Lesotho’s Chief Justice bars SA’s Shaun Abrahams from trial over ‘unacceptable behaviour’
Controversial advocate, Shaun Abrahams, forced from his top prosecution job in South Africa, has been hauled over the coals by Lesotho’s Chief Justice Sakoane Sakoane for his behaviour in a bitterly contested trial, and has been barred from further participation in...
Preserve your independence, court urges Namibia’s election commission
A full bench of Namibia’s high court has found that the country’s electoral commission acted unlawfully when it removed certain approved names from the list of candidates supplied by a political party and allowed other party members to replace them and be sworn-in,...