Record ID: 892642

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  • Date: 14th February 1995
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  • City: BRAAMFONTEIN
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: 95FEB14V01
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    LIVE EX-SABC: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT - JUDGES SWORNì
    IN AT INAUGURATION CEREMONY

    00.01.00 MANDELA & DULAH OMAR [MINISTER OFì
    JUSTICE] ENTERING
    00.08.56 CYRIL RAMAPHOSA [SECRETARY GENL OF ANC]
    00.11.02 ESTABLISHING SHOT
    00.18.50 THABO MBEKI [DEP PRESIDENT]
    00.21.15 TCU DOCUMENT "SOLEMN AFFIRMATION"
    00.21.38 ALFRED NZO [MINISTER FOREIGN AFFAIRS]
    00.22.47 ENTER JUDGES
    00.23.17 ESTABLISHING SHOT - SEATED
    00.23.31 JUDGE ARTHUR CHASKALSON [COURT PRESIDENT]ì
    READING - THIS HISTORIC OCCASION MARKS THEì
    BEGINNING OF A NEW LEGAL ORDER IN OUR COUNTRY -ì
    MAKING THE CONSTITUTION THE SUPREME LAW OF THEì
    LAND
    00.23.42 CUTAWAY AUDIENCE
    00.23.59 "Laws and executive action inconsistentì
    with the constitution, including even legislationì
    inacted by parliament or executive decisions takenì
    by the pres himself, can be declared by theì
    Constitutional Court to be of no force and effect"
    00.24.41 "The supremacy of the Constitution bringsì
    to an end an era in our history in which the lawì
    and the rights of our people were subjected to theì
    legal doctrine of parliamentary sovereignty. Thisì
    meant that law made by parliament could not beì
    disputed. The task of the courts was to enforceì
    the laws of parliament no matter how unjust suchì
    laws might be..."
    00.26.02 CUTAWAY WOMAN YELLOW HEADDRESS ZOOM OUT
    00.26.51 "Our country suffered under the doctrineì
    of parliamentary supremacy. That time is over. Nowì
    the Constitution which guarentees the rights ofì
    the people is supreme. It is the responsibility ofì
    the judiciary to uphold and protect these rights."
    00.27.53 "What we decide will determine what theì
    Constitution means and from our decisions thereì
    will be no appeal."
    00.28.11 FIRST CASE: RAISES THE QUESTION WHETHERì
    THE STATE HAS THE RIGHT TO TAKE THE LIVES OFì
    PERSONS, CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY WHO HAVEì
    COMMITTED MURDER. - ANSWER TO BE FOUND THROUGHì
    INTERPRETING THE CONSTITUTION
    00.29.09 ESTABLISHING SHOT
    00.31.00 JUDGE ISMAEL MOHAMMED TAKING OATH
    00.31.56 JUDGE JOHAN CHRISTIAAN KRIEGLER
    00.32.38 JUDGE MOBAYRY JOHN DIDCOTT
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