Dikgang Moseneke

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Dikgang Ernest Moseneke (born December 20, 1947 in Pretoria ) is a South African lawyer. From 2005 to 2016 he was the deputy presiding judge of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa .

Life

Moseneke was born in Pretoria as the eldest of four children of the teacher Samuel John Sedise Moseneke and his wife Karabo Mabel. There he attended elementary and secondary school. At the age of 14 he joined the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), at the age of 15 he was arrested for protesting against apartheid and sentenced to ten years in prison. He spent most of his imprisonment on Robben Island , where he played with the football team in the Makana Football Association . In addition, he graduated from school and studied English and political science . He was later awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of South Africa . After his release, he began his professional career as a member of the legal department of Klagbruns Inc. before he was admitted to the bar in 1978 and practiced in a law firm in Pretoria. From 1983 he worked as a trial attorney ( advocate ) in Johannesburg .

In 1990 he became vice chairman of the PAC. As a member of a technical committee, he played a key role in drafting the transitional constitution in 1993 . The following year he was elected vice-chairman of the South African Electoral Commission . Between 1995 and 2001 Moseneke was on the board of directors of various companies such as Telkom South Africa and MetLife . In November 2001, he was appointed a judge on the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. On November 29, 2002, President Thabo Mbeki appointed him judge at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa. From June 2005 to 2016 he was Deputy Chairman of the Court. In 2006 he replaced Richard Goldstone as Chancellor of the Witwatersrand University .

In June 2018, in place of President Cyril Ramaphosa, he became head of the SADC mediation team in Lesotho , which is supposed to promote constitutional reform in the country.

Memberships and awards (selection)

Publications (selection)

  • Establishing social consensus on the shifting boundaries between judicial and executive functions of state: lessons from the recent past . Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth 2009, ( Griffiths and Victoria Mxenge memorial lecture ).
  • Transformative constitutionalism: its implications for the law of contract . In: Stellenbosch Law Review . 20, No. 1, 2009, ISSN  1016-4359 , pp. 3-13.
  • Striking a balance between the will of the people and the supremacy of the Constitution: notes . In: South African Law Journal international . 129, No. 1, 2012, ISSN  0038-2388 , pp. 9-22.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b The PAC appreciates Moseneke's role. The Sowetan on May 25, 2016 at pressreader.com, accessed on July 22, 2018
  2. ^ Monique Mortlock: Ramaphosa confident Moseneke's leadership will benefit Lesotho. ewn.co.za from June 16, 2018, accessed June 22, 2018
personal data
SURNAME Moseneke, Dikgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moseneke, Dikgang Ernest (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African lawyer, Deputy President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa (2005-2016)
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Pretoria