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Reflections of a ‘judicial priest’

Luminary: Dingake is one of the country’s finest minds
Luminary: Dingake is one of the country’s finest minds

Justice Professor Key Dingake has published a book about his life, under the title, ‘Called to Judicial Priesthood’*.In this piece, I attempt a critical review of the book in broad strokes. The book runs to 334 pages.

The book charts an extraordinary life: from humble rural beginnings in Mosalakwane (on the outskirts of Bobonong), born to peasant parents, to the heights of global jurisprudence – hearing appeals in Papua New Guinea, shaping rights jurisprudence in Botswana, serving on the Court of Appeal of Seychelles, and sitting on an international tribunal in Sierra Leone.

The arc of the book is dramatic and instructive: it is the story of one man’s relentless pursuit of justice across continents, legal systems, and cultures.

Editor's Comment
Ruling party should tread carefully on cadre deployment

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