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JacPodJustice Dhaya Pillay: From Apartheid activism to judicial pioneerBorn into a politically active household in apartheid-era Durban, Justice Dhaya Pillay’s path to the judiciary was never just about law—it was about justice. In this episode of Legal Luminaries, she takes us on a deeply personal journey from student protests to the courtroom, sharing how activism shaped her legal career and forged her determination to challenge systemic inequality.
Justice Pillay reflects on the pivotal moments that influenced her path, from the launch of the Industrial Law Journal to her work with trade unions and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies. She discusses landmark cases on whis...2025-03-2743 min
RightsUpWomen in Constitutions - The South African Constitution with Dhaya PillayVirtually all constitutions guarantee women's right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women's equality.
This podcast series speaks with leading legal scholars from the US, Canada, South Africa and India to explore how constitutions can frustrate efforts to achieve women's equality, and to imagine a new constitutionalism that places women as equal actors and participants in the constitutional project.
On today's episode Meghan Campbell is joined by Judge Dhaya Pillay of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg and Durban, to discuss women in the South African Constitution.
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RightsUp: The Oxford Human Rights Hub PodcastWomen in Constitutions - The South African Constitution with Dhaya PillayVirtually all constitutions guarantee women's right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against legal, political, economic, social and cultural efforts to achieve women's equality.This podcast series speaks with leading legal scholars from the US, Canada, South Africa and India to explore how constitutions can frustrate efforts to achieve women's equality, and to imagine a new constitutionalism that places women as equal actors and participants in the constitutional project.On today's episode Meghan Campbell is joined by Judge Dhaya Pillay of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg and Durban, to discuss women in the South A...2024-09-1244 min
Sunday Times Politics WeeklyZondo's state capture circus, ANC factional battles & Judge Pillay in the hot seatSA has had a dramatic political week. In this episode of Sunday Times Politics Weekly, the Sunday Times politics team guides you through the ins and outs of SA's biggest political news stories of the week.
(01:28) The latest updates from the state capture commission, including the failure of the estranged wife of former finance minister Malusi Gigaba, Norma Mngoma, to appear before the commission.
(09:59) KwaZulu-Natal judge Dhaya Pillay's need to defend her private financial investments, her “friendship” with Pravin Gordhan and a lunch she had with Jacob Zuma at his homestead in Nkandla during her interview with...2021-04-1533 min
PM Live on SAfmEFF's Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu, has accused certain judges of belonging in the pockets of politiciansThe EFF's Deputy President, Floyd Shivambu, has accused certain judges of belonging in the pockets of politicians. Shivambu was speaking outside the Hillbrow Police station after laying a criminal charge of corruption against Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan. This follows comments by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng during interviews with shortlisted candidates for judicial posts. Mogoeng said Gordhan had asked after the performance of his friend Judge Dhaya Pillay.2021-04-1504 min
Oxford Human Rights Hub SeminarsThe Challenge of Adjudicating Social Democratic Values in a Capitalist SocietyJudge Dhaya Pillay, Judge of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg and Durban2014-02-261h 08