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Lord Steyn (Johan van Zijl Steyn)
16 December 2007
Lord Steyn (Johan van Zijl Steyn) received an honorary doctorate in law.
He was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship after graduating with BS LLB from the University of Stellenbosch. He studied at University College in Oxford, then returned to South Africa where he joined the Cape Bar.
In 1973 he emigrated to the United Kingdom. In 1985 he was appointed to the ranks of the Commercial Court. He was elevated to the Court of Appeal and shortly thereafter he was appointed a Law Lord and member of the Privy Council. His work, Democracy through Law: Selected speeches and judgments, was recently published.
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