ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kate O’Regan

Kate O’Regan is the inaugural Director of the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford and a former judge of the South African Constitutional Court (1994 – 2009).

POSTS BY Kate O’Regan

23 September 2025

Kate O’Regan

Judicial Appointments and the Integrity of Apex Courts

In a world in which democracy appears to be in retreat, and attacks on the judicial branch of government, especially apex courts, are depressingly on the rise, the Constitution Hill Global Guidelines on Apex Court Appointments seek to turn our attention to two key aspects of judicial appointments (the criteria for appointment and the process to be followed) that are too often unexamined. Continue reading >>