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DESCRIPTION:Join us for the 2019 Wallenberg Lecture\, which will be given b
 y the Honourable Leona Theron\, Justice of Constitutional Court of South A
 frica.\n\nThe South African Constitution remains one of the rare constitut
 ions to allow for the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights\, whil
 e having the constitutional safeguard of the principle of separation of po
 wers. However\, inequality is still pervasive in South Africa—regardless o
 f the fact that the Constitution requires the State to achieve the progres
 sive realization of these rights. The lecture will explore the evolving ju
 risprudence of the South African Constitutional Court in relation to the r
 ealization of and giving effect to the right of equality.\n\nAbout the spe
 aker\n\nJustice Leona Theron completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of 
 Law Degrees from Natal University\, and was awarded a Fullbright Scholarsh
 ip in 1989. She subsequently obtained a Master of Laws degree from Georget
 own University\, and worked for the International Labour Organization in W
 ashington\, DC.\n\nShe was first appointed to the bench in 1999\, aged 33\
 , becoming the first black woman judge on the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. In
  2010\, she was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal. In 20
 16\, she was appointed to the Constitutional Court by President Zuma. She 
 was appointed to the Constitutional Court in July 2017 to replace recently
  retired Johann van der Westhuizen. Over the years\, Justice Theron has re
 ceived numerous awards for her contribution to the development of justice 
 in South Africa.\n\nAbout the Wallenberg Lectures\n\nOrganized by the McGi
 ll Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism\, the Wallenberg Lectures h
 onour Raoul Wallenberg\, the Swedish diplomat whose actions saved the live
 s of thousands of Jews in Hungary during the Second World War.\n\nThis eve
 nt is eligible for inclusion as 1.5 hours of CLE as reported by members of
  the Barreau du Québec.\n\n \n
DTSTART:20191030T170000Z
DTEND:20191030T183000Z
LOCATION:Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (NCDH 100)\, Chancellor Day Hall\, CA\, Q
 C\, Montreal\, H3A 1W9\, 3644 rue Peel
SUMMARY:2019 Wallenberg Lecture with Justice Theron: Are We All Equal?
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/law/channels/event/2019-wallenberg-lecture-justic
 e-theron-are-we-all-equal-299796
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