Johann van der Westhuizen
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Johann van der Westhuizen is a judge in the Constitutional Court of South Africa.[1] He was appointed to the bench in 2004 by Thabo Mbeki. He was previously a professor a the University of Pretoria Faculty of Law and the founding director of the Centre for Human Rights.[2] He currently sits on the board of the Centre for Human Rights and the University of Pretoria Council.[3]
Education [edit]
He obtained the degrees BA (Law), LLB and LLD from the University of Pretoria.[4]
Accolades [edit]
He was awarded the Pretoria Bar Council Grotius medal for best final-year law student at the University of Pretoria, Alexander von Humboldt fellowship and the Southern Africa Research Program fellowship to Yale University.[5]
References [edit]
- ^ "Justice Johann van der Westhuizen". Constitutional Court of South Africa. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/johann-van-der-westhuizen-5739 Johann Van der Westhuizen Retrieved June 25, 2011
- ^ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/johann-van-der-westhuizen-5739 Johann Van der Westhuizen Retrieved June 25, 2011
- ^ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/johann-van-der-westhuizen-5739 Johann Van der Westhuizen Retrieved June 25, 2011
- ^ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/johann-van-der-westhuizen-5739 Johann Van der Westhuizen Retrieved June 25, 2011
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