Steven Majiedt

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Stevan Arnold Majiedt (born 18 December 1960 in Kenhardt) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa and a former acting judge on its Constitutional Court.[1] He is best known for his judgment in National Commissioner of the SAPS v Southern Africa Litigation Centre,[2] which pioneered universal jurisdiction and was a focal precedent in the scandal over the South African government's failure, in violation of an ICC arrest warrant and domestic court order, to arrest Omar al-Bashir.

References

  1. ^ "SCA Judges' CV". www.justice.gov.za. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ^ National Commissioner of The South African Police Service v Southern African Human Rights Litigation Centre and Another (2014) ZACC 30.