Lecture
Judge Dennis Davis
Gandhi: The Lawyer and Passive Resistance
Summary
This talk will explore the legal career of Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948) and his view of moral and immoral law. It will also look at his influence on other prominent leaders such as Nelson Mandela.
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.