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Ray Hartle | Judiciary is not above criticism: Who judges the judges?

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The writer argues that the judiciary is not immune to criticism where it is warranted.
The writer argues that the judiciary is not immune to criticism where it is warranted.
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In a history covering the Makhanda (previously Grahamstown) High Court since 1984, when apartheid-era courts were preoccupied with cases reflecting the extreme brutality into which the country had descended – “necklacing” killings, state murder, “terrorism” trials, land dispossession, forced removals and detention without trial – I reported on every occupant of the judge president’s chambers in Makhanda.

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