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In 1957, newly graduated, Mahomed was admitted as an advocate; because the
Pretoria Bar was reserved for white lawyers, he joined the Johannesburg Bar, where he practiced for the next three decades. However, under the
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Although apartheid precluded
Mahomed from judicial appointment in South Africa, he was appointed as a judge of appeal in neighbouring Swaziland in 1979 and in neighbouring Lesotho in 1982. After
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in South Africa, after which his white colleagues invited him to lunch in the common room. However, throughout his career, the Group Areas Act banned
Mahomed from staying overnight in the
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and the needs of society as a whole" and that it "should be compulsory reading for all students of
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Law, Morality and Justice: Essays in Honour of Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed (1997-2000)
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Law, Morality and Justice: Essays in Honour of Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed (1997-2000)
995:(2020). "Will They Have Dancing? A Sketch of the Biography of Justice Ismail Mahomed".
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1073:"Black Lawyers under Apartheid: The Soul of South African Law"
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from 1992 to 1999. He also served a stint as president of the
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from 1992 to 1999 and the inaugural Deputy President of the
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1206:"Sisulu's journalism reason for his detention, says state"
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judgment, on the constitutionality of the post-apartheid
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Mahomed received honorary doctorates in law from the
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1945:"Ismail Mahomed: 'The Leading Jurist' (1931â2000)"
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794:By February 2000, Mahomed was seriously ill with
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298:(5 July 1931 â 17 June 2000) was a South African
1243:"Award to the late Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed"
1117:"11 Activists Sworn In for New S. African Court"
1781:"Van Heerden takes over from ill chief justice"
1402:"Mandela appoints Ismail Mahomed Chief Justice"
544:in 1984. He was also a founding trustee of the
422:with distinction in 1954, and an LLB in 1957.
302:lawyer and jurist who served as the first post-
27:Chief Justice of South Africa from 1997 to 2000
2634:South African judges on the courts of Eswatini
1276:"Ismail Mahomed, 68; Led Post-Apartheid Court"
2654:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in South Africa
2609:Muslim South African anti-apartheid activists
2599:South African judges on the courts of Namibia
2594:South African judges on the courts of Lesotho
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650:Shabalala v Attorney-General of the Transvaal
505:leaders. His other activist clients included
331:parents, Mahomed practiced as an advocate in
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654:In re: Gauteng School Education Bill of 1995
359:from 1982. He was the co-chairperson of the
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127:Deputy President of the Constitutional Court
1888:"Appeal Court apologises to Ismail Mahomed"
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1833:"Mbeki, hundreds attend Mohamed's funeral"
705:National Association of Democratic Lawyers
199:11 August 1991 â 13 February 1995
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1338:Wren, Christopher S. (30 November 1991).
663:Fraser v Children's Court, Pretoria North
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1340:"South African Rivals Prepare for Talks"
686:Chief Justice of South Africa: 1997â2000
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603:Convention for a Democratic South Africa
361:Convention for a Democratic South Africa
1642:"Maduna toys with merger of top courts"
1483:"Battle lines drawn over chief justice"
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1943:Mashuna, Timoteus (5 October 2012).
1859:"Mahomed hailed as judicial pioneer"
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315:Constitutional Court of South Africa
1807:"Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed dies"
672:Truth and Reconciliation Commission
633:South African Law Reform Commission
394:Mahomed was born on 5 July 1931 in
2639:20th-century South African lawyers
2035:Ismail Mahomed: Liberating the Law
1590:"One chief judge for South Africa"
623:. On the appointment of President
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2644:20th-century South African judges
1372:Kraft, Scott (17 December 1991).
1274:Cauvin, Henri E. (19 June 2000).
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1315:. 25 August 2010. Archived from
1115:Drogin, Bob (15 February 1995).
871:, and Justice Mahomed street in
1671:"Appeal court set for shake-up"
666:. Sydney Kentridge said of the
611:Constitutional Court: 1995â1996
416:University of the Witwatersrand
2579:Chief justices of South Africa
2008:; Thipanyane, Tseliso (2020).
1034:"Chief Justice Ismail Mahomed"
925:. 13 June 2007. Archived from
499:Pietermaritzburg Treason Trial
378:, newly re-constituted as the
355:from 1979 and in neighbouring
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2094:Chief Justice of South Africa
1561:"Judgment in black and white"
701:Chief Justice of South Africa
596:negotiations to end apartheid
540:, and he was admitted to the
372:Supreme Court of South Africa
368:negotiations to end apartheid
307:Chief Justice of South Africa
61:Chief Justice of South Africa
2533:Constitution of South Africa
2065:South African History Online
1313:The Supreme Court of Namibia
594:On 11 August 1991, amid the
1535:"Betting's far from closed"
742:Judicial Service Commission
717:, and of a minority of the
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1071:Broun, Kenneth S. (2001).
835:University of Pennsylvania
477:Because he specialised in
258:Johannesburg, South Africa
187:Judge of the Supreme Court
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2574:Chief justices of Namibia
2543:Judiciary of South Africa
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2347:Johann van der Westhuizen
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2038:. Project Justice Trust.
2032:; Patel, Quraish (2020).
1726:"Revolution on the Bench"
1150:Corder, Hugh (May 1997).
557:Foreign courts: 1979â1999
489:. In addition to leading
448:central business district
427:Transvaal Indian Congress
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1977:Law & Society Review
956:"Justice Ismail Mahomed"
919:"Justice Ismail Mahomed"
875:is named in his honour.
869:Supreme Court of Namibia
590:Supreme Court: 1991â1995
580:Chief Justice of Namibia
542:Bar of England and Wales
390:Early life and education
311:Chief Justice of Namibia
278:Witwatersrand University
1837:The Mail & Guardian
1759:The Mail & Guardian
1730:The Mail & Guardian
1705:The Mail & Guardian
1675:The Mail & Guardian
1646:The Mail & Guardian
1620:The Mail & Guardian
1594:The Mail & Guardian
1565:The Mail & Guardian
1539:The Mail & Guardian
1513:The Mail & Guardian
1487:The Mail & Guardian
1210:The Mail & Guardian
847:University of Cape Town
758:Supreme Court of Appeal
740:Nonetheless, after the
584:Lesotho Court of Appeal
503:United Democratic Front
380:Supreme Court of Appeal
2538:Courts of South Africa
2070:Justice Ismail Mahomed
1467:[1996] ZACC 16
1443:[1995] ZACC 12
1431:[1995] ZACC 10
843:University of Pretoria
790:Illness and succession
546:Legal Resources Centre
497:, including the major
398:. The son of devoutly
2629:South African Muslims
1455:[1996] ZACC 4
487:apartheid legislation
366:Also in 1991, as the
242:Union of South Africa
2624:People from Pretoria
2589:South African judges
2182:Deputy Chief Justice
2030:Surty, Mohamed Enver
2006:Surty, Mohamed Enver
1001:. Juta. p. 42.
621:Interim Constitution
317:from 1995 to 1996.
2528:Law of South Africa
2072:at Our Constitution
1924:on 24 December 2012
1699:(17 January 1997).
1515:. 20 September 1996
1489:. 20 September 1996
865:Order of the Baobab
854:Columbia University
839:University of Natal
831:University of Delhi
710:Mail & Guardian
2362:Lists of judgments
2192:Mbuyiseli Madlanga
1989:10.1111/lasr.12693
1787:. 17 February 2000
1344:The New York Times
1280:The New York Times
1212:. 12 November 1987
873:Brooklyn, Pretoria
825:Awards and honours
723:Hennie van Heerden
680:constitutional law
479:administrative law
468:Appellate Division
376:Appellate Division
345:administrative law
96:Hennie van Heerden
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2277:Richard Goldstone
2262:Arthur Chaskalson
2152:Constitution Hill
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2101:Succeeded by
2045:978-0-620-90688-3
2021:978-1-4851-3757-3
1969:Andrews, Penelope
1732:. 16 October 1998
1596:. 27 October 2000
1567:. 10 October 1997
1408:. 2 December 1996
1378:Los Angeles Times
1319:on 25 August 2010
1309:"About the Court"
1239:Kentridge, Sydney
1177:Gauntlett, Jeremy
1121:Los Angeles Times
1008:978-1-4851-3757-3
993:Andrews, Penelope
802:He was buried in
796:pancreatic cancer
770:Constitution Hill
762:1996 Constitution
676:individual rights
668:AZAPO v President
658:AZAPO v President
629:Arthur Chaskalson
460:Orange Free State
431:Richard Goldstone
420:political science
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