{"id":7762,"date":"2023-07-28T12:32:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2023-07-28T12:32:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T10:32:42","slug":"justice-theron-public-lecture-exploring-constitutional-adjudication-during-turbulent-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/justice-theron-public-lecture-exploring-constitutional-adjudication-during-turbulent-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Theron Public Lecture: Exploring constitutional adjudication during turbulent times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7765\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7765\" class=\"wp-image-7765 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/Picture1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7765\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justice Leona Theron<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Tuesday 25 July, the Department of Public Law hosted Justice Theron of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa. Justice Theron delivered a public lecture, where she addressed members of the university; staff and students alike. Justice Theron highlighted her close association with Stellenbosch University, as a proud parent whose daughters studied here. Her lecture focused on how the judiciary, in particular the Constitutional Court, navigates the increasing failures of the State and its institutions to meet their constitutional mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Theron encouraged all present, \u201cWhat is your role \u2013 as academics, students, and future lawyers, in this process of constitutional transformation? You must be part of and embrace positive change.\u201d In particular, she invigorated the students to choose a cause to work towards, reminding them that \u201cSocial justice starts with you and me\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7771\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-28-at-12.21.16.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7771\" class=\"wp-image-7771 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-28-at-12.21.16-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-28-at-12.21.16-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-28-at-12.21.16-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-28-at-12.21.16-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/law\/files\/2023\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-07-28-at-12.21.16.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7771\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ms Tanveer Jeewa (organiser of the event), Justice Theron, and Prof Bradley Slade (HOD: Public Law)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday 25 July, the Department of Public Law hosted Justice Theron of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa. 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