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Lauren Kohn works from Cape Town, SA. Attorney & Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Law, UCT, Director & Founder: https://t.co/mc9XPHSQ1b (B.Bus.Sci LLB LLM, all with Distinction). Lauren Kohn has over 49 followers on Twitter.
‘Please Call Me’: Concourt makes a legacy ruling in the Vodacom judgment
The apex court has given clarity to the meaning of ‘duty of proper consideration’
Principled, pragmatic law reform with promise
This contribution is a genuine effort at furthering what Andreas Schedler called “reform from below”, in his book The Self-Restraining State: Power and Accountability in New…
The 21st Constitution Amendment Bill’s proposed anti-corruption commission needs a rethink
The Constitution Amendment Bill divests the National Prosecuting Authority of its power to institute criminal proceedings regarding corruption and organised crime and instead…
The role of public perceptions in strengthening our constitutional democracy
A reply to Paul Hoffman, showing that the law actually isn’t simple and what it – properly, purposefully and holistically considered – does tell us
Embracing the IDAC: A critical step in South Africa’s fight against corruption
The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption does not prevent the future addition of a constitutionally entrenched anti-corruption commission
State capture clawbacks inspire hope
South Africa’s pursuit of state-capture redress is a story of stalemates and setbacks, but also some successes
Hawks fly in the face of justice
SA knows what happens when law enforcement units are used for political ends.
Mbeki guilty of misinterpreting the law
The former president’s excuse of "national security" for interfering in the prosecution of Jackie Selebi is a misinterpretation of the law.