Arthur Chaskalson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Elementary_School
human
judge
gptkbp:activeYears 1950-2012
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:South_African_Law_Reform_Commission
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Witwatersrand
gptkbp:birthDate 1931-11-15
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Drafting the South African Constitution
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:Bachelor_of_Arts
Master of Laws
Bachelor of Laws
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-07-01
gptkbp:field law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Chaskalson
gptkbp:influenced South_African_legal_system
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Nelson_Mandela
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for human rights
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality Jewish
South_African
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bhe_v._Magistrate,_Khayelitsha
gptkb:S_v._Makwanyane
gptkb:Grootboom_v._Oostenberg_Municipality
gptkb:Mthembu_v._Letsela
Minister of Home Affairs v. Fourie
S v. Mhlongo
S v. Mthembu
S v. Dodo
Makwanyane_v._The_State
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:positionHeld President_of_the_Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:profession jurist
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Johannesburg
gptkbp:role Chief Justice
gptkbp:spouse Miriam_Chaskalson