The Legal Lounge | Episode 4 | 1 April 2025

On the couch, we unpack the history of the gallows under the shadow of apartheid and why the death penalty won't solve the growing national crisis of violent crime and prison overcrowding. We demystify international law and the power of Ius Cognes in the Latin Library, delve into the landmark…

Judge, jury, and executioner... wait, why doesn’t South Africa have a jury system? This exploration pulls back the curtain on the country’s high-stakes criminal justice architecture, tracking how a dark history of institutional bias transformed South Africa into a unique legal laboratory. We trace the line from the formal abolition…

Ahead of the 30 June national shutdown, we delve into the legalities of citizenship, the technicalities of holding our government to account as well as balancing the thin line between thr right to protest and the dangers of vigilantism.

We know there are several forms of alternative dispute resolution, but how much do we know about arbitration? Rori and Leruo break it down On The Couch. In Latin Library, audi alteram partem is an important principle of natural justice that we learn about. The team rounds things off in…

Is the use of baby saver boxes an act of abandonment or a framework protecting the dignity of infants? To speak on this he team is joined by Ruth Versfeld and Deborah Raduba from the Centre for Human Rights. In Latin Library, we learn more about pro bono et mala,…