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South Africa congressional leader Zuma calls for review of high court's authority

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] South Africa's African National Congress (ANC) leader Jacob Zuma on Wednesday called on the Judicial Service Commission to conduct a review of the country's Constitutional Court, saying the court has too much power and had abused its authority. Zuma also criticized the country's judiciary and prosecutors for pursuing corruption charges against him, in what he said was an attempt to undermine his leadership of the ANC. Earlier this week, the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa read more

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