Yvonne Mokgoro

Yvonne Mokgoro (born 19 October 1950 Galeshewe in Kimberley ) is a South African lawyer. She was 1994-2009 Judge at the Constitutional Court of the Republic of South Africa.

Education and professional career

Your school education received Mokgoro at St Boniface High School, graduating in 1970. Subsequently, she completed a part-time study at the University of Bophuthatswana, where of the completion BJuris and 1984, the Bachelor of Law degree was awarded in 1982. During her studies she worked as a nurse and saleswoman and eventually got a job in the Ministry of Justice of Bophuthatswana. After completing her undergraduate studies, she was hired as a prosecutor at the District Court of Mmabatho. In 1984 Mokgoro worked as a lecturer at her alma mater, where she rose to the lecturer. In 1992 she moved to the University of the Western Cape and the following year the Human Science Research Council, where she specialized in the field of human rights. At the same time she held in this area lectures at the University of Pretoria. In October 1994 Mokgoro was appointed by Nelson Mandela to the judge at the newly established Constitutional Court. This position she held until 2009. At this time provided for in the Constitution of South Africa maximum duration of the term of office of a Constitutional Court judge of 15 years expired and Mokgoro retired.

Others

Mokgoro is married and the mother of four children.

Memberships (Selection)

  • South African Law Reform Commission
  • International Women's Association
  • International Association of Women Judges

Awards (selection)

  • Honorary Professorship of the following universities: University of the North, University of the Western Cape, University of Cape Town, University of Pretoria and University of South Africa
  • Honorary Doctor of the University of KwaZulu -Natal and the University of Toledo

Publications (selection )

  • Traditional authority and democracy in the interim South African constitution. In: Review of constitutional studies. 3, No. 1, 1996, ISSN 1192-8034, pp. 60-75.
  • The customary law question in the South African constitution. In: Saint Louis University law journal. 41, No. 4, 1997, ISSN 0036-3030, pp. 1279-1290.
  • Ubuntu and the law in South Africa. In: Buffalo human rights law review. 4, 1998, ISSN 1098-3643, pp. 15-23.
  • The protection of cultural identity in the Constitution and the creation of National Unity in South Africa - a contradiction in terms? . In: SMU law review. 52, No. 4, 1998, ISSN 0038-4836, pp. 1549-1562.
  • Constitutional claims for gender equality in South Africa - a judicial response. In: Albany Law Review. 67, No. 2, 2003 ISSN 0002-4678, pp. 465-473.
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