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1	A critical evaluation of the independence of the Office of the Chief Justice and its role in promoting judicial transformation in South Africa Phatshwane, Rebaone Jeremia 07 1900 (has links) The legislative supremacy of Parliament has dominated the constitutional law of South Africa for a very long time. In the pre-constitutional era, the judiciary had no power to question the deeds of Parliament. Despite the need for the judiciary to be independent from the two other governmental branches to execute its function effectively, it was surely dependent on them. However, the creation of the Office of the Chief Justice (OCJ) as a separate governmental department by the Constitutional Seventeenth Amendment Act, read together with Superior Court Act, mandated by the requirements of a supreme Constitution (and not Parliament), changed things so that the judiciary is no longer dependent on government for its day-to-day administration. This thesis examines the independence of the OCJ and its role in promoting judicial transformation in the new South Africa. / Public, Constitutional and International Law / LL. M. (Human Rights Law) South African judiciary Judiciary department Office of the Chief Justice Administration of the judiciary Post-establishment of the OCJ Parliamentary supremacy Constitutional supremacy Judicial independence Separation of powers Transformation 347.12068 South Africa. Department of Justice Judicial independence -- South Africa Judicial review -- South Africa Judicial process -- South Africa Constitutional law -- South Africa Human rights -- South Africa

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A critical evaluation of the independence of the Office of the Chief Justice and its role in promoting judicial transformation in South Africa