Justice: A Personal Account
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (975 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00ID1TP5O |
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| Number of Pages | : | 238 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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I take my hat off for you, Judge Cameron! Amazon Customer I worked as a judge's registrar and presently works at High Court Chambers in Pretoria, am exposed to very intelligent people and work with legal matters all day long. I actually was never exposed to the ins and outs of our Constitution and the Constitutional Court, therefore found his discussion thereof very interesting and I have learnt a lot. Furthermore, I also have worked with HIV infected birth mothers and their babies, saw many of them die because of Mbeki's crazy ideas about HIV and AIDS. Brilliant Exposition on how he came to empathize with the disadvantaged, separation on powers, and social and economic rights Arali Justice Cameron sits on the SA Constitutional Court.This is an excellent exposition of Nelson Mandela's life as a lawyer and some of the groundbreaking cases in the SA Constitutional Court; his personal experience as a poor white person who was gay and how it enabled him to empathize with disadvantaged people, and the incredible journey through the issues surrounding President Mbeki's denial of aids being caused by the HIV virus. Great for understanding the rationale of and behind the scenes of . An amazing read from Justice Cameron Amazon Customer I absolutely loved this bookit's written with such conviction and commitment to social justice! I found it a bit difficult in the first few pages, perhaps because of the legal jargon, however, when I got into it I did not want to stop.and to get an account of this kind from a Judge's personal perspective and experiences was quite eye-opening, and I feel like lots of people need to read it.The cherry on top for me was having him present at the Bookclub discussion meeting I hosted. He is so gracio
Constitutional Court Justice Edwin Cameron examines and defends the role of the law in South Africa's continuing transition. An inspirational, but never a self-indulgent, story of a remarkable South African life.'- Eusebius McKaiser. Drawing on his own life experience, including childhood hardship, struggles with sexuality and stigma, he illustrates the power and the limitations of the law. Cameron argues with compelling elegance that the Constitution offers South Africa its best chance for a just future.'A remarkable integration of fascinating, often moving personal memoir, professional reminiscence and acute historical analysis of South African law, politics and society.'- Sir Sydney Kentridge, QC'Shows with brilliant clarity how the life of a jurist informs his reading of the law