Lecture
Judge Dennis Davis
Abraham Lincoln: The Law and Democracy
Summary
In this lecture Abraham Lincoln’s career as a lawyer will be the prism through which his views on democracy, the rule of law, and the role of the federal government will be closely examined.
Judge Dennis Davis
Dennis Davis is a judge of the High Court of South Africa and judge president of the Competition Appeals Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand, as well as numerous visiting appointments at Cambridge, Harvard, New York University, and others. He has authored eleven books, including Lawfare: Judging Politics in South Africa.