Die rol van en beperkings op die regbank om sosiale vrede in Suid-Afrika te bevorder

Authors

  • Eberhard Bertelsmann Hooggeregshof, Noord-Gauteng

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2012/v15i2a2475

Keywords:

Judiciary, social justice, court administration, professional ethics, democracy

Abstract

Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann of the North Gauteng High Court delivered the address published here as he delivered it in Afrikaans in the series of FW de Klerk lectures in Potchefstroom on 20 February 2012.  He dealt with the role of and limitations on the judiciary to promote social peace in South Africa, pointing out the achievements of the courts in the establishment of the constitutional dispensation over the past decades.  He however also showed that the courts are over-burdened and that court administration leaves much to be desired.  Litigants and practitioners do not hesitate to abuse the system and ugly incidents of unethical conduct have marred the professions.  Judges however do not take these trends lying down and measures to rectify the situation are well underway.  Fair, understandable, predictable and speedy adjudication without fear, favour or prejudice continues to be the contribution of judges to the protection of the South African democracy.

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Published

25-05-2017

Issue

Section

Orationes

How to Cite

Bertelsmann, E. (2017). Die rol van en beperkings op die regbank om sosiale vrede in Suid-Afrika te bevorder. Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 15(2), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2012/v15i2a2475

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