Black Lawyers White Courts: Soul Of South African Law
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (640 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821412868 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 310 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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"How Some South Africans Survived to help Shape Post-Apartheid South Africa Through Their Shared Experiences" according to Arali. This book is an exceptional account of many interviews given by many of the South Africans who became leaders of present day South Africa and the rough roads the took through Bantu education, jailing for political beliefs, and maintaining their dignity in the face of it all. Their stories and many like them are generally unknown. In our present societies, we see them in their current roles, without any idea if what they endured to get there.. A Customer said Amazing but true--lawyers can be the good guys. This book captures the struggles of some of the real heroes of the anti-apartheid movement, the black lawyers of South Africa. From those who went from the cells of Robben Island to corporate boardrooms, to those who stood side by side with Nelson Mandela in court and now are judges, these amazing individuals used their smarts and savvy to tear down a corrupt system. These courageous individuals often used the very laws the apartheid government had devised to argue that the system was fundamentally corrupt. Although Pr
In the struggle against apartheid, one often overlooked group of crusaders was the coterie of black lawyers who overcame the Byzantine system that the government established oftentimes explicitly to block the paths of its black citizens from achieving justice. The story of the professional achievements of black lawyers in South Africa -- indeed their very survival -- provides an example of the triumph of individuals and, ultimately, of the law. Black Lawyers, White Courts is about South Africa, and about black professionals in that country, but the lessons its protagonists teach extend far beyond circumstances, geography, or race.. They were asked to tell about their lives, including their family backgrounds, education, careers, and their visions for the future. Most told of both education and careers interrupted because of the ongoing struggle. In many
About the Author Broun is the Henry Brandeis Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina Law School. Since 1986, he has traveled regularly to South Africa to conduct programs in trial advocacy training through the Black Lawyers Association of South Africa.Chambers is chancellor of North Carolina Central University and the former director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
. Since 1986, he has traveled regularly to South Africa to conduct programs in trial advocacy training through the Black Lawyers Association of South Africa.Chambers is chancellor of North Carolina Central University and the former director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Broun is the Henry Brandeis Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina Law School