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Basson added: “I felt comfortable at the Constitutional Court. I was very conscious of the fact that this is the apex court, that it is an immense responsibility and that your judgments have a far reaching effect.”
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Goliath, https://www.buchholz-net.de who ran her own law firm for around 15 years, has had a spent year acting in the Constitutional Court.
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She has presided over several high profile cases in recent years, including the Anene Booysen rape and murder trial. Goliath also convicted artist Zwelethu Mthethwa of killing sex worker Nokuphila Kumalo.
Similar to Basson, Goliath emphasised her cumulative experience, as well as the work she had done to empower women.
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When asked about the separation of powers, Goliath said the “judiciary is the ultimate guardian of our Constitution”. She added that the canada goose outlet judiciary “has an oversight function over the other two arms of state”.
Responding to Justice Azhar Cachalia, Kollapen said that “even in the absence in of one’s experience in a particular area of law, one brings to one’s work certain core skills that you must apply in any case”.
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He has served two terms in the Constitutional Court and during this time, penned a majority judgment in the case involving AfriForum. It related to having Afrikaans used as the main medium of instruction at the University of Pretoria.
