Judge Dingake- Selected Speeches and Writings

This book captures the speeches and writings of one of Botswana's foremost legal minds on a wide array of topics. The topics cover issues of human rights, constitutionalism and the rule of law. Justice Dingake's writings reflect a mind of a jurist that believes in the power of law to change lives for the better. However, the speeches and writings also teach that the power of law as a tool of change, although useful, should never be exaggerated. In his writings Justice Dingake teaches that the rights of vulnerable and marginalized groups require heightened attention and protection by the courts. This book is likely to prove particularly useful to the legal fraternity and civil society groups that often approach the courts to vindicate human rights.