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58 Va. J. Int'l L. Digest 1 (2017)

handle is hein.journals/vajoillw58 and id is 1 raw text is: BOOK REVIEW MOSENEKE'S IMPACT ON LAND RESTITUTION MY OWN LIBERATOR: A MEMOIR. By Dikgang Moseneke. Johannesburg: Picador Africa. 2016 BYRON CROWE I. INTRODUCTION In May 2016, after over fourteen years on the bench, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke retired from his position on South Africa's highest court. Moseneke, who was an established public figure before joining the Constitutional Court, remains one of its most identifiable members. His retirement provoked an outpouring of support and gratitude from the public and from innumerable South African leaders. Indeed, President Jacob Zuma described him as one of the country's finest jurists,1 and Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng referred to him as a legal giant.2 In October 2016, Moseneke released his memoir, My Own Liberator.3 It gives an intriguing account of Moseneke's life and of the modern history of South Africa. The memoir narrates his early life, political imprisonment, rise as a jurist, and involvement in the building of South Africa's new democracy. Throughout, Moseneke gives historical context to the personal milestones he describes, showing how the decades-long fight for liberty shaped his life. * Byron Crowe is a former clerk to the Honorable Mogoeng Mogoeng, the Chief Justice of South Africa. He holds a B.A. in economics from Tufts University and a J.D. from Cornell Law School. The views expressed in this review are his own. 1. Media Statement, Jacob Zuma, President, President Jacob Zuma Thanks former Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke and Appoints Acting Deputy Chief Justice (May 23, 2016), http://www.gov.za/speeches/president-zuma-thanks-former-deputy-chief-justice-moseneke-and- appoints-acting-deputy-chief. 2 . Gabi Falanga, Legal Giant Moseneke Bids Farewell, IOL (May 20, 2016), http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/legal-giant-moseneke-bids-farewell-2024082. 3. DIKANG MOSENEKE, MY OWN LIBERATOR: A MEMOIR (Alison Lowry, 2016).

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