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amount of interference with the liberty of the individual that is compatible with the language used. The tradition has been observed for so long and has permeated so many fields of law, that it is unnecessary to cite authority for its acceptance. It is familiar to all lawyers. Its justification is the judicial assumption, deeply rooted in our legal heritage, that
Parliament contemplated no greater infringement of personal freedom than is clearly and unmistakably apparent from the language in which it has expressed itself.
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in every situation. But if ever South Africa had a Judge
Hercules on the Bench during the past 20 years, including the worst of the apartheid era, it was John Didcott. His commitment to principle, intellect, integrity and courage over a sustained period of judicial office represented a beacon of hope when many questioned the role of law in the country.
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Our courts are constitutionally powerless to legislate or to veto legislation. They can only interpret it and then implement it in accordance with their interpretation of it. When there is a real doubt about the meaning of a statute, their tradition is to construe it so that it provides for the least
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illustrated the implications of legal theory by the use of a model judge, Hercules J Hercules, who is able to take legal precedent seriously, while developing the law in harmony with its proclaimed values and commitments, no matter how complex the case. In real life such a task is almost unattainable
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South Africa has experienced too such savagery. The wanton killing must stop before it makes a mockery of the civilised, humane and compassionate society to which the nation aspires, and has constitutionally pledged itself. And the state must set the example by demonstrating the priceless value it
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It may have been in accordance with the legislation and, because what appears in legislation is the law, in accordance with that too. But it can hardly be said to have been 'In accordance with justice'. Parliament has the power to pass the statutes it likes, and there is nothing the Courts can do
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It might be a fine protest, but it would soon dissipate, and the vacancies would be filled by people who had no qualms about injustice. If we argue that moral judges should resign, we can no longer pray when we go into court that we find a moral judge on the
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In July 1956, Didcott returned to his hometown to establish chambers at the Durban Bar. He practised there for the next two decades, with the exception of several months in 1960, when, during the state of emergency that followed the
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On 16 June 1975, at the comparatively young age of 43, Didcott joined the Natal bench permanently as a judge of the
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on subversive speech and ruled that persons arrested under the state of emergency must be given access to a lawyer. The following year, Didcott overturned a government ban on foreign donations to the
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later recalled that, "When I asked him how he could maintain that record, he said he always found a reason. I said, 'What if you weren't able to find a reason?' and he said, 'Then I'd resign.'''
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recalled that, "some loved him intensely. Others feared him. They did not want to appear before him because he was capable of ripping them apart; such was his sharpness."
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about that. The result is law. But that is not always the same as justice. The only way that
Parliament can ever make legislation just is by making just legislation.
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reported complaints of the court that, "They can never get it right. You either get a two-page fiat from Judge
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with such zeal that it entrenches privilege", nor "make the urgent task of social or economic reform impossible or difficult to undertake".
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in a broad range of circumstances, he – unusually among apartheid judges – never sentenced to a defendant to death, always ascertaining
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on 19 July 1967. From 1973 to 1975, he was the chairperson of the Natal Bar, and he was twice as an acting judge of the
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On 14 February 1995, Didcott was sworn in as a judge of the
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restored the accused's right to legal representation, effectively redeeming
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encouraged all "moral judges" to resign in protest, Didcott articulated his view on this subject in the
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on 26 February 1954, but did not enter practice; instead, he spent a year as a legal reporter for the
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from February 1995 until his death in October 1998. He joined the bench in 1975 as a judge of the
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declined to appoint him directly to the new court, but he was shortlisted and interviewed by the
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on 26 April 1994. Later the same year, he was a popular candidate for appointment to the new
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1892:"Women as a Sign of the New? Appointments to South Africa's Constitutional Court since 1994"
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Between June 1975 and October 1994, Didcott served as a judge of the Natal Division of the
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frequently packed the university's Jameson Hall. In 1953, he was a founding member of the
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and in 1986 he handed down judgment in the earliest legal challenge to the nationwide
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Didcott wrote seven majority judgments on behalf of the Constitutional Court:
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characterized this as Didcott's admirable resistance to "sterile legalism" in
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1827:"From wickedness to equality: The moral transformation of South African law"
782:; indeed, Goldstone later said that Didcott was his judicial "role model".
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1931:"The Constitutional Court of South Africa Delivers its First Judgments"
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Didcott, John (1988). "The Practical Workings of a Bill of Rights". In
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in April 1991, by the University of Cape Town in June 1991, and by the
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1634:"Judicial Independence, Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law"
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Didcott was also openly critical of the government of President
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Precedent & Possibility: The (ab)use of Law in South Africa
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Broster SC, L. B.; Coutsoudis, A.; Boulle, A. J. (April 2010).
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Bohler-MĂĽller, Narnia; Cosser, Michael; Pienaar, Gary (2018).
1797:. Alfred and Winifred Hoernlé Memorial Lecture. Johannesburg:
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The University of Cape Town Law Faculty: a history 1859–2004
584:, then the country's foremost anti-apartheid organisation.
436:: first in February 1971 and then from April to June 1975.
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1662:"John Didcott, South African Lawyer and Judge, Dies at 67"
1458:"S. Africa Ban on 'Subversive' Statements Voided as Vague"
1365:"A Durban Justice Calls Rules in Crackdown Unintelligible"
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and his predecessors, especially on the grounds that they
2155:. Siber Ink for University of Cape Town. Faculty of Law.
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places on the lives of all its subjects – even the worst.
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viewed him as a leading exponent of a rights-based, non-
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Installation address delivered on Friday, 12 May 1989
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instituted by the government in the aftermath of the
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that handled disputes arising during South Africa's
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2100:"Sandile Ngcobo: 'Emperor' true to his green robes"
1341:(Interview) – via Constitutional Court Trust.
1243:"Should Judges Resign – A Reply to Professor Wacks"
832:He was also known for writing brief judgments: the
2794:Judges of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
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1352:Roffey v Catterall, Edwards & Goudré (Pty) Ltd
1041:O'Dowd, Michael C. (1954). John M. Didcott (ed.).
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285:and famously never handed down a death sentence.
2215:Capitalism and Apartheid: South Africa, 1910–1986
1399:"Court Rejects Challenge to Pretoria's Crackdown"
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1970:"11 Activists Sworn In for New S. African Court"
1548:Denver Journal of International Law & Policy
625:right of accused persons to legal representation
537:However, he was best known for his judgments in
300:appointed Didcott to the inaugural bench of the
867:JT Publishing v Minister of Safety and Security
518:Didcott wrote several significant judgments in
1178:"Obituaries: John Mowbray Didcott (1931–1998)"
1129:"One hundred years of the KwaZulu-Natal Bench"
709:Because of his "innovative" interpretation of
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1702:"Interview with Justice John Mowbray Didcott"
654:that justified a lighter penalty. His friend
2317:Special Collections, University of Cape Town
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635:was overturned by the Appellate Division in
2149:Cowen, Denis Victor; Visser, D. P. (2004).
1831:International Journal of Constitutional Law
810:. Controversially, newly elected President
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49:14 February 1995 – 20 October 1998
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246:. He entered legal practice in 1956 as an
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361:National Union of South African Students
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2049:"Abroad at Home; 'A Culture of Rights'"
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1864:Ancer, Jonathan (2 December 2018).
1601:"What the judges say about hanging"
1585:S v Rudman and Another; S v Mthwana
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1214:"The Late Justice John Didcott, SC"
219:, where he was known for defending
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2022:"Success of 'super debating club'"
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1191:. Natal Society Foundation: 64–66.
977:. University of Durban-Westville.
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1968:Drogin, Bob (15 February 1995).
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928:He was married to Pam Didcott (
822:Constitutional Court: 1995–1998
701:, on the interpretation of the
574:Metal and Allied Workers' Union
545:, particularly those involving
16:South African judge (1931–1998)
2814:University of Cape Town alumni
2254:Sarkin-Hughes, Jeremy (2004).
2239:. Cambridge University Press.
2197:. Cambridge University Press.
2098:Tolsi, Niren (5 August 2011).
2047:Lewis, Anthony (9 June 1995).
1660:Pace, Eric (27 October 1998).
1483:Parks, Micahael (9 May 1987).
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959:University of Durban–Westville
851:Luitingh v Minister of Defence
800:first post-apartheid elections
794:, Didcott was a member of the
449:. In 1983, when legal scholar
440:Natal Supreme Court: 1975–1994
417:to avoid the attention of the
382:He was admitted to the Bar in
347:As a student during the early
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1762:Nxasana v Minister of Justice
1542:Pitts, Joe (1 January 1986).
1397:Cowell, Alan (17 July 1986).
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923:Chief Justice of South Africa
863:Mohlomi v Minister of Defence
792:negotiations to end apartheid
699:Nxasana v Minister of Justice
394:Supreme Court of South Africa
377:Liberal Party of South Africa
267:Supreme Court of South Africa
2809:South African Senior Counsel
2743:Constitution of South Africa
2308:South African History Online
2304:Justice John Mowbray Didcott
1741:. Butterworths. p. 60.
1336:"Court Oral History Project"
748:particularly with regard to
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2313:Justice John Didcott Papers
1890:Johnson, Rachel E. (2014).
1778:1979 (3) SA 820 (N) at 821.
816:Judicial Service Commission
428:practice in Durban, and he
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234:, Didcott became active in
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2082:S v Makwanyane and Another
508:on Didcott's jurisprudence
296:, newly elected President
2753:Judiciary of South Africa
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2128:Abel, Richard L. (1995).
1947:10.1017/S0021855300006422
1908:10.1017/S1743923X14000439
1735:; Viljoen, H. P. (eds.).
1733:van der Westhuizen, J. V.
1247:South African Law Journal
1006:Didcott, John M. (1988).
971:Didcott, John M. (1989).
935:) and had two daughters.
786:Post-apartheid transition
719:parliamentary sovereignty
652:extenuating circumstances
494:on the judicial process,
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434:Natal Provincial Division
336:in 1948 and attended the
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2176:. Juta and Company Ltd.
2134:. Taylor & Francis.
1588:[1991] ZASCA 129
1573:S v Khanyile and Another
1176:Rickard, Carmel (1998).
921:, who went on to become
727:statutory interpretation
685:Statutory interpretation
551:anti-apartheid activists
312:Early life and education
2275:Tredoux, Colin (2005).
2191:Kende, Mark S. (2009).
2104:The Mail & Guardian
2026:The Mail & Guardian
1929:Hatchard, John (1995).
1605:The Mail & Guardian
1311:The Mail & Guardian
1307:"Loss of a model judge"
1276:The Mail & Guardian
909:Death and personal life
796:Special Electoral Court
637:S v Rudman; S v Mthwana
593:usurped judicial powers
582:United Democratic Front
338:University of Cape Town
262:Bar from 1973 to 1975.
254:practice in Durban and
250:, leading a successful
240:University of Cape Town
236:anti-apartheid politics
197:University of Cape Town
2748:Courts of South Africa
2233:Roux, Theunis (2013).
2212:Lipton, Merle (1986).
1935:Journal of African Law
1093:"Justice John Didcott"
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755:In the 1979 matter of
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2086:[1995] ZACC 3
1896:Politics & Gender
1789:Goldstone, Richard J.
965:Selected publications
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778:and by Chief Justice
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711:apartheid legislation
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549:and the treatment of
547:apartheid legislation
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413:, he fled briefly to
320:in what was then the
279:apartheid legislation
153:Union of South Africa
2392:Deputy Chief Justice
1843:10.1093/icon/1.4.590
1794:Do judges speak out?
1764:1976 (3) SA 745 (N).
1575:1988 (3) SA 795 (N).
1354:1977 (4) SA 494 (N).
808:Interim Constitution
424:He had a successful
411:Sharpeville massacre
209:John Mowbray Didcott
168:Durban, South Africa
132:John Mowbray Didcott
37:Constitutional Court
2738:Law of South Africa
1305:(22 October 1998).
951:University of Natal
913:Seriously ill with
835:Mail & Guardian
663:Columbia Law School
595:and undermined the
492:his celebrated work
2799:People from Durban
2572:Lists of judgments
2402:Mbuyiseli Madlanga
2278:Psychology and Law
2260:. Intersentia nv.
2218:. Wildwood House.
2053:The New York Times
1825:(1 October 2003).
1823:Chaskalson, Arthur
1666:The New York Times
1607:. 17 February 1995
1516:. 6 October 1988.
1514:The New York Times
1403:The New York Times
1369:The New York Times
1210:Chaskalson, Arthur
1103:on 15 October 2008
939:Awards and honours
742:legislative intent
648:mandatory sentence
644:capital punishment
601:Appellate Division
566:state of emergency
532:restraint of trade
524:Roffey v Catterall
474:chess Grand Master
283:capital punishment
275:administrative law
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2552:Thembile Skweyiya
2487:Richard Goldstone
2472:Arthur Chaskalson
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