Constitutional implications of John Hlophe's JSC appointment
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ก.ย. 2024
- The Western Cape High Court is hearing an application challenging Dr John Hlophe's appointment to the Judicial Service Commission. DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille says the appointment of an impeached judge to serve on the JSC presents a clear conflict. Prof Pierre de Vos looks into the constitutional implications of the appointment.
Tune into Newzroom Afrika DStv channel 405 for more.
Most sensible and balanced interview I have heard from Pierre
Clearly, DA is worried about MK Party. I just wish, Helen can also be mindful that MK party can take over South Africa in 2029. So the fight with this new Party should be objective.
That would be the greatest day in my life, when MK take over and get Zille and her 'Nice white Tsotsi's' out the door
One person CANNOT taint the JSC but CRAFTING a law simply to prevent him sitting in the JSC will haunt the entire legal and parliamentary system of the country!
Does the DA know that it has used people in the JSC to achieve its own nefarious ends.
When I gave MY TAKE on this issue about 4 weeks ago, AI didn't receive a single negative response. And so I'll repeat what I've stated then: 1. the National Assemblée is an autonomous and independent organ of state with its own INTERNAL RULES; 2. and so the ONLY impediment to this appointment can only come according to the INTERNAL RULES OF THE NA; 3. SA is a democracy with SEPARATION OF POWERS and as such NO OUTSIDE AUTORITY can intervene with regard to the INTERNAL RULES OF THE NA; 4. Dr. JH WILL NOT.....I repeat: WILL NOT appoint any member of the JUDICIARY: HE along with at least TEN other NA members will make RECOMENDATIONS after having heard candidates. The INTERPRETATION OF THE JOB BY DA is totally(maybe deliberately!) OVERBLOWN and OVERRATED. This is case deserved to be declared: non-receptive(niet-ontvankelijk). The WC has NO JURISDICTION over appointments made by the SA NATIONAL ASSEMBLEE........Period!!!
Prof is being put to a corner to agree with dis narrative
Impeached judge to appoint judges. This is a serious joke and scary
Imagine People that presided over a Crime Against Humanity called Apartheid being part of a government as Ministers and Heads of State Institutions.
It's crazy!!!
The President Appoints Judges,
Only the president is appointing judges.
Hlophe said suspension of mkhwebane was irrational, after was politically impeached.zondo sealed ramaphosa s cr 17 funds.we are in this mess bcos of this latter two
If he can be a MP why can't he sit in the JSC? A former convicted criminal is Sports minister (executive member).
So Hlope can be president and not interview but appoint judges.
Separation of powers is not optional. It's a bad look for the JSC, but there's no legal issue here.
Morality? With racists in parliament? Rationality has nothing to do with LEGALITY!
Funny thing is you guys had no issues when politicians who know absolutely nothing about the law or being sitting on the same body and here is a man who knows what to look for in a future judge and you guy are making noise not because he is unqualified but based on his political affiliation. Most of you don't even know why he was impeached nibanga nje umsindo .
He was impeached for Gross Misconduct, ie improper interference with fellow judges regarding the prosecution of the looter-in-chief, Jacob Zuma.
Hlope has no damn pride. If he had a modicum of SELF respect or morals he would not allow this to be going through
He was voted by the same Parliament that impeached him.
You people are smoking something serious 😒 🙄.
so says a racist.
Was the impeachment valid in the first place?
Morals. Moral values lack in this " judge Dredd".
My sister is asking proper questions today because she is not talking to a black woman, #makhubele
True
Is there any clause DEBARRING the appointment of somebody elected to parliament. Us the COURT overruling parliament?!
Why does it raise anything serious, he is one man out of how many people who sit in that commission? His one vote does nothing alone.
Why this lady not reading the whole history of Dr Hlophe ,she has got a problem
Who can take Michelle seriously when it comes to MK or Hlophe? The constitution shud now be changed because of irrationality issue
THIS MAN IS ALWAYS ON THE FENCE
This lady she is not interviewing the Prof the way he used to interview other people for instance ( Colleen Makhubala) I wonder who's interest is she serving
She is a puppet
No legal impediment whtsoever.but yes knowing the captured judges in SA..the judgement wud not surprise.
Little trust left - selecting judges is not abt the most competent pson for the job. It deteriorated into a political proccess + platform where those with anger issues + dubious records vent frustrations iro the lack of political party + personal growth.
The Prof was very Balanced however the channel is despicable when it came to the facts about Hlophe, not starting at the beginning.. He was the first in everything, Cambridge, PhD, etc
He was also the first to sway the judiciary in favour of Former disgraced President Zuma. That's why he was impeached. He was found to be rotten.
Nonsensical application by DA and its allies. JSC recommends, not appoint. Parliament (democracy) chose Hlophe to be in the JSC. Those fruitless applications must fail.
Please get Muzi Sikhakhane for un biased view
Sikakame is as immoral and an em embarrassment to the legal fraternity
Just like yuh white "legal expert's" alwys against black excellence.
We want Hlophe to represent us in that parliament(JSC)
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@@gailallwn8400 what is moral about the DA "aka" National Party which presided over the system of apartheid?
Of COURSE it is IRRATIONAL!!!! - CRYSTAL CLEAR!!!!!!!
If this is irrational then was it rational that De Klerk served as deputy President to Mandela while he was president of the Apartheid government while apartheid was declared as a crime against humanity. If this is irrational then all members of parliament who served in apartheid government should not serve in this government if we use your rationality as a benchmark. Double standards
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If the people that wrote the constitutional did not see this and not you see it, change the constitutional than😂
Voters thinks its ok to have him
OH...PLEASE!!!!!!
Political parties should have NO say in the appointment of judges. This will always taint the jurist wanting to be a judge
The voters need representation 🤣😂
It cnt b that always this rude journalist has to do all the negative news abt Mk or people hu associates with Mk😂