Judicature: “A veritable cesspool of lawlessness”: Upholding impartiality and decorum in South African judgments

Citation2024 TSAR 386
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.47348/TSAR/2024/i2a13
Published date03 April 2024
Pages386-396
AuthorSwart, M.
Date03 April 2024
https://doi.org/10.47348/TSAR/2024/i2a13
TSAR 2024 . 2 [ISSN 0257 – 7747]
386 SWART
“A VERITABLE CESSPOOL OF LAWLESSNESS”: UPHOLDING
IMPARTIALITY AND DECORUM IN SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGMENTS
Mogoai v City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (120856/2023) 2023
ZAGPPHC 1994 (4 Dec 2023); 2023 JOL 62338 (GP)
SAMEVATTING
“A VERITABLE CESSPOOL OF LAWLESSNESS”: HANDHAWING VAN
ONPARTYDIGHEID EN DEKORUM IN SUID-AFRIKAANSE REGSPRAAK
Die onpart ydige beslegting van gesk ille deur die regban k is ’n grondliggende kenmer k van ’n legitieme
en beskaafde reg sisteem. Hierdie begin sel is onheuglik tot die Su id-Afrikaans e reg en ontspruit uit die
Romeins-Holla ndse stelreël nemo iude x in sua causa potest (niemand is g eskik om as ’n regter in hul
eie saak op te tr ee nie). Sedert 1996 word regterlike o npar tydigheid deur d ie grondwet onderskr yf wat,
tesame met die gem enereg en ’n ryk regspraak , regterlike onpar tydigheid reël.
2024 TSAR 386
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