Human rights lawyers continue to be targeted
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Comments at the dinner of the Second World Bar Conference at Cape Town on 12 April 2004
Summary: Dinner speech given to the World Bar conference held in Cape Town by the Chief Justice of South Africa Arthur Chaskalson, President of the ICJ.
Comments at the dinner of the Second World Bar Conference at Cape Town on 12 April 2004 [full text, PDF]
Civil Procedure Law, Article 64 (2004)
Civil Procedure Law Part 11. Case Proceedings at the Court of First Instance Chapter 4. Case Consideration as a Preliminary Matter in Court Hearings Article 64. Cases Arising from Administrative Relationships Cases arising from administrative relationships which a...
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