While there have been various studies of the South African courts and their performance, The Judiciary in South Africa is the first publication to provide a general survey of the judiciary as an institution. This book offers a detailed and expert account of all the most important aspects of the judiciary in this country, both now and in the past. Also available in soft cover format.

• Foreword
• Editorial note
• List of contributors
• Table of contents
• Table of cases
• Introduction - Cora Hoexter and Morné Olivier
• The structure of the courts - Cora Hoexter
• The judiciary under apartheid - Christopher Forsyth 
• Transformation and the judiciary - Mtendeweka Mhango
• Governance and administration of the judicial system - Hassen Ebrahim
• The selection and appointment of judges - Morné Olivier
• The Judicial Service Commission - Morné Olivier and Cora Hoexter
• Judicial accountability - Hugh Corder
• Judicial diversity - Catherine Albertyn
• Non-judicial functions and activities - Cora Hoexter
• The magistracy - Morné Olivier
• The Constitutional Court - Hugh Corder and Jason Brickhill
• The Constitutional Court: a judge’s perspective - Kate O’Regan
• Index