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Lecture

Judge Dennis Davis
Reflections on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Tuesday 25.08.2020

Summary

Dennis Davis discusses the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission and how it dealt with atrocious crimes against the population. He details the brutal murders of the Cradock Four committed by the police and discusses both the failures and the successes of the commission.

Judge Dennis Davis

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Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.