KENTRIDGE, SIR SYDNEY

KENTRIDGE, SIR SYDNEY
KENTRIDGE, SIR SYDNEY (1922– ), South African and British lawyer who won international fame for his work in the human rights field. Born in Johannesburg, he was admitted to the Johannesburg Bar in 1949 and in 1965 was appointed senior counsel. He was called to the English Bar in 1977 and appointed queen's counsel in 1984. From 1981 to 1986, he served as judge of appeal in Botswana and from 1988 to 1982 he was judge of appeal of Jersey and Guernsey. In his early days at the Bar in South Africa, Kentridge appeared in a number of cases of historical and political significance, during which he represented opponents of South Africa's race laws that helped entrench white minority rule. He was a leading member of the defense team that successfully defended 30 leading political   activists, including future President Nelson Mandela, against charges of treason in the 1958–61 Treason Trial. He subsequently appeared as counsel for the local community and the bishop of Johannesburg, Ambrose Reeves, at the inquiry into the shooting at Sharpeville, 1961, and for the family of Steve Biko at the inquest into his death in 1977. Further afield, he appeared for Stella Madzimabuto in both the then Rhodesia and the Privy Council in her challenge to the legality of the white minority regime of Ian Smith in Rhodesia. Widely regarded as one of the world's most eminent advocates, he was knighted in 1999 for his international human rights work over the years. Kentridge's father, morris kentridge , was a long-serving Member of Parliament in the Union of South Africa, representing first the Labour Party, and after 1934 the United Party. His son is the artist William Kentridge. (David Saks (2nd ed.)

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sydney Kentridge — Sir Sydney Kentridge KCMG, QC (born in 1922) is a prominent member of the English Bar, who previously played a leading part in a number of the most significant political trials in apartheid era South Africa.EducationKentridge was born in 1922 in… …   Wikipedia

  • King Edward VII School (Johannesburg) — King Edward VII School is a public school school located in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. HistoryIn 1902 when the Boer War came to an end there was an urgent need for schools in the Transvaal. The Milner Administration, looking round for… …   Wikipedia

  • Ubu and the Truth Commission — is a South African play by Jane Taylor first performed under the directorship of William Kentridge at The Laboratory in Johannesburg s Market Theatre [Before the end of 1998, the Market Theatre had already staged three plays on the Truth and… …   Wikipedia

  • Commonwealth Lawyers Association — The Commonwealth Lawyers Association ( CLA ) was founded in 1983 to group professional and academic lawyers from Commonwealth countries. It exists to promote and maintain the rule of law throughout the Commonwealth by ensuring that an independent …   Wikipedia

  • Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …   Universalium

  • List of South Africans — This is a list of notable South Africans with Wikipedia articles.AcademicsAcademicsSee also: Chancellors and vice chancellors, and , *Estian Calitz, academic (1949 ) *Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr, academic and politician (1894 1948) *Tshilidzi Marwala,… …   Wikipedia

  • Exeter College, Oxford — Oxford College Infobox name = Exeter College university = Oxford shield= primary colour = #000033 picture = colours = name Latin = Collegium Exoniense named for = Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter established = 1314 sister college = Emmanuel… …   Wikipedia

  • SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE — Biblical Influences The Afrikaans speaking people of South Africa are mainly descended from Dutch Calvinist and French Huguenot immigrants of the 17th century. The Bible has been an important factor in their life and thinking. The Afrikaans… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • POLITICS — Introduction Jewish involvement in national politics in the various countries in which they settled dates from the period of Jewish emancipation at the end of the 18th and the first half of the 19th century. In fact, personalities such as joseph… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • List of University of the Witwatersrand people — This is a list of notable alumni and staff of the University of the Witwatersrand.*Lionel Abrahams, novelist, poet, editor, critic, essayist and publisher. *William Kentridge, South African Artist. *Amancio D Alpoim (Pancho) Guedes, Portuguese… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”