Former public protector advocate Thuli Madonsela will travel to Melbourne in March to accept the third Commonwealth Law Conference Rule of Law award.
The Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) nominated Madonsela for the accolade and congratulated her yesterday.
"We are delighted and proud that this worthy South African lawyer will receive international recognition from her peers across the Commonwealth for her work in protecting our constitution and promoting the concept of the Rule of Law‚' said LSSA co-chairpersons Jan van Rensburg and Mvuzo Notyesi.
The Rule of Law award will be presented to Madonsela by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA). The award recognises an individual or firm that has an outstanding contribution to the rule of law‚ which has an impact both within their own country and the Commonwealth.
The CLA said Madonsela had demonstrated to South Africans the merit in pursuing truth‚ regardless of the obstacles‚ in her tenure as public protector.
Madonsela will accept Rule of Law award at the closing ceremony of the 20th Commonwealth Law Conference in Melbourne‚ Australia‚ in March.
