The quest for justice : essays in honour of Michael McGregor Corbett, chief justice of the Supreme Court of South Africa
The quest for justice : essays in honour of Michael McGregor Corbett, chief justice of the Supreme Court of South Africa
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Edition Details
- Language: English
- Publication Information: Kenwyn : Juta, 1995
- Publication Type (Medium): Biography
- Material: Biography
- Type: Book
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Short Description
XX, 378 pages : ILlustrations ; 26 cm
Purpose and Intended Audience
Useful for students learning an area of law, The quest for justice : essays in honour of Michael McGregor Corbett, chief justice of the Supreme Court of South Africa is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.
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Bibliographic information
- Publisher: Juta
- Responsable Person: edited by Ellison Kahn.
- Number of Editions: 3 editions
- First edition Date: 1995
- Last edition Date: 1995
- Languages: English
- Library of Congress Code: KTL74
- ISBN: 0702134406 9780702134401
- OCLC: 34878700
Main Contents
Part 1 Biographical: Michael McGregor Corbett – gamaliel redux, Ellison Kahn; Mr Justice Alexander John McGregor – distinguished forebear of Michael McGregor Corbett, Ellison Kahn. Part 2 Tributes: the power of clear thinking, A.S. Botha; a tribute, G.G. Hoexter; the Chief Justice – a colleague's tribute, H.H. Nestadt; Cambridge days, D.L.L. Shearer; Michael Corbett – a tribute to a great judge, Lord Steyn; the Chief Justice – some memories, R.S. Welsh. Part 3: the law applicable to land in South Africa – the “lex situs” rule and conflicts of personal law, T.W. Bennett; the judiciary and a Bill of Rights in a changing South Africa, Hugh Corder; substance over form in tax law – the contribution of Mr Justice Corbett, Dennis M. Davis; some reflections on the contribution of the appellate division to the development of international law within the South African legal system, D.J. Devine; audi alteram partem since administrator, Transvaal v. Traub, Christopher Forsyth; the satisfaction of ministers – judicial review of “subjective” discretions in South Africa, Jeremy Gauntlett; contracts embodied in orders of court – the legal nature and effect of a judgment by consent, Dale Hutchinson; opening the door, H.C. Nicholas; producing a judgement in the appellate division, P.M. Nienaber; estoppel en eiendomsverkryging – 'n herevaluering, H.J.O. Van Heerden; taking life imprisonment seriously, Dirk van Zyl Smit; the interpretation of patent claims – a chronology of the VIcissitudes of the “pith-and-marrow” doctrine of purposive construction in the appellate division, Coenraad Visser; the role of judicial policy in setting the limits of a general enrichment action, D.P. Visser; on compromise, David Zeffertt.
Summary Note
This volume includes a biographical background and description of the Chief Justice's career, tributes by eminent lawyers, and essays by practitioners and academics on a variety of legal subjects.