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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Judge
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:International_Association_of_Judges
gptkb:South_African_Judicial_Education_Institute
gptkb:South_African_Chapter_of_the_International_Commission_of_Jurists
gptkb:South_African_Law_Reform_Commission
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_the_Witwatersrand
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1946-10-12
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_the_Witwatersrand
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Justice Johann van der Westhuizen
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gptkbp:influences
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Constitutional law
Human rights law
Judicial independence
Legal education
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Law_Faculty_at_the_University_of_Johannesburg
gptkb:Law_Faculty_at_the_University_of_Pretoria
gptkb:Judicial_Service_Commission
gptkb:Legal_Aid_South_Africa
gptkb:International_Association_of_Judges
gptkb:South_African_Law_Society
gptkb:Law_Faculty_at_the_University_of_Cape_Town
gptkb:South_African_Institute_of_Race_Relations
gptkb:Law_Faculty_at_the_University_of_Natal
gptkb:South_African_Human_Rights_Commission
gptkb:South_African_Constitutional_Court
gptkb:South_African_Judicial_Education_Institute
gptkb:South_African_Chapter_of_the_International_Commission_of_Jurists
gptkb:South_African_Law_Reform_Commission
Constitutional_Assembly
Legal_Education_and_Development
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gptkbp:judges
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gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
gptkb:High_Court_of_South_Africa
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Appeal_of_South_Africa
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Afrikaans
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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South_African
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:S_v._Makwanyane
Minister of Home Affairs v. Fourie
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gptkbp:notableQuote
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"Justice must not only be done, but must also be seen to be done."
The_Constitution_is_the_supreme_law_of_the_land.
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gptkbp:position
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Justice_of_the_Constitutional_Court_of_South_Africa
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Justice_Albie_Sachs
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gptkbp:profession
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Lawyer
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gptkbp:retirementYear
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2013-10-12
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Marlene_van_der_Westhuizen
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gptkbp:successor
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Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng
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gptkbp:termEnd
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2013
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gptkbp:termStart
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2004
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