Chris Oxtoby
Recusal, impartiality feature at conference of Southern African Chief Justices
- 29 November 2019
- Chris Oxtoby
Recusal has increasingly often emerged as an issue sparking controversy in decisions from various regional jurisdictions. So it was appropriate that it became one of the main problems for debate during this year’s conference of the Southern African Chief Justices (SACJ), held in Seychelles. At the AGM of SACJ that followed, Tanzania was chosen as the venue for the 2020 conference.
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