A blog exploring the interconnectedness, interdisciplinary and overlapping nature of law
Here, the law is never siloed. The blog is a marriage of observations and thoughts on varying conceptual fields and areas of practice, with the law serving as the main vehicle to synthesise, analyse and interpret those thoughts. Importantly, it is to explore its very intricate, narrowly defined yet malleable edges. It is engaging with the law from a place of knowing, from a place of questioning, and from a place of curiosity
A blog by Sikhosonke Mayekiso
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Procedural Flaws, Jurisdiction, and the Rule of Law in Schultz and Cholota
By Sikhosonke Mayekiso My concern cuts to the core of the Constitutional Court’s reasoning in Schultz and Cholota, that if the extradition request was unlawful as made by the National… Read more ⇢
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A Perspective on Balancing Erga Omnes Obligations with State Prerogatives
By Sikhosonke Mayekiso States bear considerable latitude when external measures encroach on essential interests. One can acknowledge that when states respond by imposing reciprocal economic measures, they directly engage with… Read more ⇢
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2025, The Year We Witnessed the Erosion of Multilateralism
By Sikhosonke Mayekiso From the plethora of media commentary circulating globally, reaching even into the Global South, one can reasonably conclude that the second term of President Donald J. Trump’s… Read more ⇢
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AI-Powered Mirage of Free Speech
By Sikhosonke Mayekiso Imagine this: You are scrolling through your feed on a lazy Sunday in Johannesburg, and there it is, a video of President Cyril Ramaphosa, his voice steady… Read more ⇢
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Law, Space, and Unfinished Transformation
By Sikhosonke Mayekiso The persistence of spatial fragmentation in post-apartheid South Africa invites a deeper interrogation of how legal reforms intersect with the production of space, revealing not just policy… Read more ⇢