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SUMMARY:South Africa: Round Table Discussion: Appointing the leadership of
  the NPA
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191121
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CATEGORIES:NPA,South Africa
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DESCRIPTION:20 November 2019: Hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) an
 d Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI).   The Constitution and the NPA
  Act provide that the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) is a
 ppointed by the President\, who may also\, after consultation with the NDP
 P and Minster of Justice\, appoint up to four Deputy National Directors of
  Public Prosecution (DNDPP). The President similarly appoints the Provinci
 al Directors of Public Prosecutions (PDPP). This rather opaque process rem
 ained in place until Right2Know brought a court application in 2018 that t
 he interviews for the position of NDPP should be conducted in public. Righ
 t2Know was successful and the interviews that resulted in the appointment 
 of Adv. Shamila Batohi as NDPP set an important precedent   In August 2019
  the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions (DNDPP) Silas Ramaite
  took early retirement. Given the workload and demands on the National Pro
 secuting Authority (NPA) it is essential that the vacancy be filled. Since
  the DNDPP and the NDPP are both appointed by the President\, it follows t
 hat the precedent set in the appointment of Adv. Batohi must now also be f
 ollowed in filling the vacancy left by the departure of Ramaite\, or is it
  that simple? Why is it that the President that must appoint the Deputies 
 and not the NDPP that appoints her Deputies?   Please join us for a roundt
 able discussion on reviewing the appointment of the leadership of the NPA 
 with the aim to develop proposals for law\, practice and policy reform. Pr
 esentations by Lukas Muntingh (DOI)\, Jean Redpath (DOI) and Florencia Bel
 vedere (PARI).
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LOCATION:Rosebank\, Johannesburg
URL:https://dullahomarinstitute.org.za/acjr/round-table-discussion-appoint
 ing-the-leadership-of-the-npa-in-south-africa
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