Just Us Under a Tree
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Just Us Under a Tree
A podcast that is mostly about the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Mostly.
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Special Episode: ‘Our Purpose is the Land’ with Kabir Bavikatte
Tanveer and Johan have a very special guest: the founder of Johan’s old employer Natural Justice - Dr Kabir Bavikatte.
Kabir unpacks his...
Special Episode 8 - 'Gabon' with Tanveer Jeewa
Frequent guest host Tanveer Jeewa is now a Master of Laws.
In this episode, she joins Johan to unpack her brilliant dissertation on wheth...
Special Episode 7 - 'Industry House' with Kevin Minofu
Johan and Elisha are joined by our friend, Kevin Minofu, for a discussion focusing on South Africa's (black African) immigrant communities and the leg...
Special Episode 6 - 'A State of Capture' with Khaya Sithole
'President of Amici Twitter' Khaya Sithole joins Johan and Elisha for a deep dive into former President Zuma's appearances, or lack thereof, at the Zo...
Ep #13: "The Hydra State" w/ Mbekezeli Benjamin
Dan, Johan and Elisha are once again joined by Mbekezeli Benjamin of Judges Matter. https://www.judgesmatter.co.za/
We begin with a deep...
Ep #12: "A Constitutional Duty to Tweet" w/ Adv Jatheen Bhima
Elisha is finally back! He's joined by Tanveer, Jason and Johan and they start by discussing the latest developments at the Constitutional Court inclu...
Ep #11: "The Antichrist of Public Interest Law"
Tanveer comes back to guest host with Dan and Johan.
They start by discussing the partial revival of the Constitutional Court's website -...
Special Episode 5: Tshabalala Judgment
In December 2019, the Constitutional Court dismissed an appeal against a conviction of rape under the common law doctrine of common purpose with two c...
EP #10 "Clash of the Titans" w/ Tanveer Jeewa
Dan is joined by guest host Tanveer Jeewa, a former ConCourt clerk. They begin by discussing the unexpected retirement of Justice Froneman, developmen...
Special Episode 4: 'Parliament and Policing' with Kimera Chetty
During the middle of coronavirus lockdown Elisha sat down with Kimera Chetty, a legal researcher with the Helen Suzman Foundation, to discuss the role...
Ep #9: "Where the Judge is Imam" w/ Mbekezeli Benjamin and Bhavna Ramji
Elisha, Johan and Dan are joined by Mbekezeli Benjamin of Judges Matter to update you on judicial governance under lockdown, including the relationshi...
Special Episode 3: 'What are Courts for?' with Gautam Bhatia
On our much awaited first special episode of the year, Elisha Kunene chats to Indian lawyer and scholar Gautam Bhatia about writing, activism, and the...
Ep #8: "Seven Justices" w/ Adv Jason Mitchell
Elisha, Johan and Dan are joined by Jason Mitchell to bring everyone up to speed on the legal developments around the coronavirus lockdown, including...
Special Episode 2: Judges Matter
Elisha and Johan speak with Zikhona Ndlebe, Alison Tilley, and Christopher Oxtoby of Judges Matter about the importance of judges, how they're appoint...
Special Episode 1: Mwelase w/ Adv Michael Bishop
In our first special episode, Elisha and Johan interview Advocate Michael Bishop of the Legal Resources Centre on the how the landmark Mwelase judgmen...
2019 Term #7: "Due Process for Joker"
After a long recess, Elisha, Dan and Johan are back for episode seven of Just Us Under a Tree. After some discussion on new appointments to the Court,...
2019 Term #6: "Do you know how much more expensive beer is?"
It's been a busy ConCourt recess: Elisha, Johan and Dan catch up on all the developments with the Public Protector, unpack some of the legal stories i...
2019 Term #5: "Everyone is Going to be Blocked Lawfully"
Alistair Dey Van Heerden swings by to recap some major judgments in competition law, Bhavna Ramji returns following NUMSA’s victory in the ConCourt, a...
2019 Term #4: "Which Supreme Court Is That Again?"
Elisha and Johan are joined by Lubabalo Mabhenxa and Dan Mafora to discuss some blockbuster judgments from the ConCourt, the rest of Africa and even t...
2019 Term #3: "Yini i-socialism?" w/ Bhavna Ramji and Emanuel Waddell
Elisha and Johan host special guests Bhavna Ramji of the Casual Workers Advice Office and Emanuel Waddell from Yale Law School to recap arguments in A...
2019 Term #2: "They Have Giraffes!"
Elisha Kunene and Johan Lorenzen celebrate their first correct predictions of ConCourt judgments, recap the Constitutional Court's hearing on the Hilt...
2019 Term #1: "The Country that the Lord Wants"
Elisha Kunene and Johan Lorenzen on the first ever episode of Just Us Under a Tree. After explaining the name and aspirations of the podcast, they pre...