LETTER: BDS objection robs SA of exceptional legal mind
Anti-Israel lobby's bid to prevent David Unterhalter from consideration for Constitutional Court vacancy is without merit
02 May 2021 - 20:37
“The bench should never be representative, for the duty of a judge is not to represent the views and values of any section of society but to do justice for all,” says Sir Harry Gibbs, chief justice of the high court of Australia from 1981 to 1987.
In line with Gibbs’s view, the key considerations in the appointment of judges are qualifications, experience, fit for purpose and integrity...
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