BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250925T002445EDT-5789szkiCu@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250925T042445Z 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:/law/channels/event/2019-wallenberg-lecture-justic e-theron-are-we-all-equal-299796 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR