THEME COMMITTEE 5
Theme Committee 5 dealt with the judiciary and legal systems, and dealt with the following issues with regard to Constitutional Principles VII and XIII:
- The structure of the court system
- The relationship between the different levels of courts
- The composition and appointment of judicial officers
- Access to courts, including lay participation
- Traditional courts and customary law
- Legal education and profession
- Transitional arrangements
- Correctional services
- International law and interpretation
- Attorney-generals
Theme Committee 5 in numbers:
Theme Committee 5 held 31 meetings between 19 September 1994 and 14 August 1995 and processed 477 submissions, most of which were received from organised civil society. In all, 14 public hearings were held with a wide variety of role-players between 1 February and 26 July 1995.
Chairpersons: William Andrew Hofmeyr (ANC); Danie Schutte (NP); J Van Der Merwe (IFP).
Members: Bruwer A (alt); David Dalling; Johannes De Lange; Rosier De Ville; Ahmed Gora Ebrahim; Gregory Fredericks; Stanley Fisher; Ela Gandhi; Douglas Gibson; Rudolph Groenewald; Stefanus Grove; Devikarani Jana; Ziba Jiyane (alt); Essop Essak Jassat; Mahlomola Khasu; Anthony James Leon (alt); Jacob Le Roux (alt); Gwendoline Lindiwe Mahlangu; Petrus Arnoldus Matthee; Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Mathews; Mdutyana SNN; Mgidi JS; Simangaliso Mkhatshwa; Samuel Moeti; Machubeleng Mogale (alt); Mohammed Moosa; Mabendle Lawrence Mushwana (alt); Madala Mzizi; Arulsivanathan Naidoo (alt); Andries Carl Nel; Bulelani Ngcuka; Lindiwe Ngwane; Tembile Ntsizi (alt); Dullah Omar (alt); Rashid Saloojee; Lalitha Singh (alt); Narend Singh (alt); Buyelwa Patience Sonjica; Fritz Van Heerden.
Technical Committee: Paul Benjamin; Judge PJJ Olivier; L Gcabashe; Adv Jeremy Gauntlett.
Staff: Noel Taft, Managing Secretary; Eunice Van Eck, Minute Secretary; Beverline Thomas, Administrative Secretary.
