Are judges getting it wrong too often?
Lauren Kohn explains to John Maytham the legal ramifications of the Please Call Me saga, and the reflections it has on judges.
Category Archives: In the Media
The Constitutional Court ruling against corporal punishment
Lauren Kohn is featured as a guest speaker on the Afternoon Drive show with John Maytham on Cape Talk to discuss the recent Constitutional Court judgment handed down in terms whereof the Constitutional Court ruled that the common law defence of reasonable chastisement was inconsistent with the Constitution.
The Constitutional Court rules in favour of Suzman Foundation
Lauren Kohn is featured as a guest speaker on the Koketso Sachane Show on Cape Talk to discuss the recent Constitutional Court judgment handed down in terms whereof the Constitutional Court ruled in favour of the Helen Suzman Foundation to have the Judicial Service Commission’s (JSC) deliberations on appointing judges made public. https://omny.fm/shows/the-koketso-sachane-show/concourt-rules-in-favour-of-suzman-foundation The Constitutional… Read More »
Transformative Constituionalism in terms of Race and Gender based Affirmative Action
Lauren’s one hour live interview with Thakira Desai on Voice of the Cape 91.3 FM radio station on 22 March 2017 on transformative constitutionalism; substantive equality; redress measures and quotas. Content hosted by iono.fm The interview was the second part in a series, Constitution Matters, a joint venture on progressive constitutionalism by Voice of the Cape… Read More »
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that racial quotas are unconstitutional
Constitutional Law lecturer Lauren Kohn speaks to John Maytham (Cape Talk / Radio 702) about the recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment of Minister of Justice v The SA Restructuring & Insolvency Practitioners Association (693/15) [2016] ZASCA 196 in which the SCA has held that racial quotas are unconstitutional. According to the policy, 40% of appointments… Read More »
The NPA’s approach to the spy tapes saga
Constitutional law lecturer Lauren Kohn speaks to #NightTalk’s Gugs Mhlungu and Sizwe Dhlomo (Cape Talk / Radio 702) about the NPA’s approach to the so-called spy tapes saga.
On a legal perspective, is it likely that Pravin will be convicted?
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and two other former tax officials have been charged on counts relating to the approval of an early retirement plan for former Deputy Commissioner of South African Revenue Service Ivan Pillay: On a legal perspective, is it likely that they are going to be convicted? Michael will discuss this with Lauren… Read More »
NPA Head Shaun Abrahams has announced that Finance Minister Pravin Gordan is to appear in court on fraud charges
Eusebius McKaiser from Cape Talk / Radio 702 spoke to EWN Reporter Barry Bateman, attorney and Constitutional law lecturer Lauren Kohn and Journalist and political analyst Karima Brown about the implications of the announcement on Pravin and the country. Link to the podcast on the The Best of Redi Tlhabi show: https://omny.fm/shows/the-best-of-redi-tlhabi/npa-press-conference-npa-head-shaun-abrahams-has-a?t=4m58s
Hawks fly in the face of Justice, Mail & Guardian, April 2016
In the benchmark Constitutional Court judgment of Glenister II, the majority held that “our law demands a body outside executive control to deal effectively with corruption”. This body is meant to be the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), known as the Hawks. We say “meant to be” because practice seemingly reveals the disconerting use… Read More »
Interviews held for aspiring Supreme Court of Appeal Judges
The Judicial services commission is deliberating on the future of the Supreme Court, it held interviews in Cape Town. Lauren spoke to the SABC News contributing Editor, Vuyo Mvoko, who was in Cape Town and who sat in on the interview process regarding the process. Hopes, fears and aspirations. The possible future of SA Courts,… Read More »