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Edwin Cameron
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Edwin Cameron

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Serving on South Africa’s Constitutional Court and advocating HIV equality.

Legal advocacy · Glenister judgment

Born
15 February 1953
Birthplace
Pretoria

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Edwin Cameron

Edwin Cameron is a South African jurist and human-rights advocate.

Early life

Education

Spent part of his childhood in a children’s home, won a school scholarship and studied at Stellenbosch, Oxford and the University of South Africa.

Career

  1. 1983

    Legal practice

    Joined the Johannesburg Bar.

  2. 1995

    High Court

    Received a permanent judicial appointment.

  3. 2009–2019

    Constitutional Court

    Served on South Africa’s highest court.

Selected work

Legal advocacy

Worked on labour, land and equality cases.

Glenister judgment

Co-authored a ruling on the independence of anti-corruption institutions.

Beyond work

Public advocacy

Has campaigned against HIV stigma and for access to treatment.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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