Amstel Playwright of the Year Award
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Edition 8 (1985) Winner
Nicholas Haysom
ニコラス・ヘイサム
Nikorasu Heisamu
Aliases:
Fink Haysom
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1952-04-21 （Durban）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Durban, South Africa → Johannesburg, South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Diplomat, UN official, jurist, legal scholar, professor
- Active Years
- 1976-2024
- Affiliations
- University of the Witwatersrand, United Nations, Office of the President of South Africa
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Natal | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 法学学位 | — | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 法学学位 | — | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | — | — | 名誉法学博士 | — | South Africa |
| New York Law School | — | — | 名誉法学博士 | — | United States |
University of Natal
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
法学学位
Country:
South Africa
University of Cape Town
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
法学学位
Country:
South Africa
President of the Students' Representative Council.
University of Cape Town
Degree:
名誉法学博士
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
South Africa
Honorary degree
New York Law School
Degree:
名誉法学博士
Year of Graduation:
2019
Country:
United States
Honorary degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Honorary Doctor of Laws | — | — | University of Cape Town | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Honorary Doctor of Laws | — | — | New York Law School | 受賞 |
Honorary Doctor of Laws
2012
Organization:
University of Cape Town
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctor of Laws
2019
Organization:
New York Law School
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Constitutional Court for South Africa
1991 Legal monographProposal for establishing a Constitutional Court in South Africa.
ConstitutionJudiciary
South African Constitutional Law: The Bill of Rights
2002 Constitutional Law textbookTextbook explaining the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution.
Human RightsConstitution
Bibliography
- Ruling with the Whip: A report on the Violation of Human Rights in the Ciskei
- Carnegie II Conference Papers: Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development in Southern Africa
- Constitutional Court for South Africa
- The Last Years Of Apartheid: Civil Liberties In South Africa
- Mabangalala: The Rise of Right-Wing Vigilantes in South Africa
- South African Constitutional Law: The Bill of Rights
Health
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Imprisonment and solitary confinement1970年代Affected anti-apartheid activism but continued his work.
Legacy
Anti-apartheid activist who served as chief legal and constitutional advisor to President Nelson Mandela and held senior UN roles including Special Representative in Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and South Sudan, contributing to democratic governance, constitutional reform, and peace processes.
Trivia
- Nicknamed "Fink".
- Imprisoned four times under the apartheid regime, including solitary confinement.
- Elected president of the National Union of South African Students (NUSAS) in 1976.
- Expelled from Somalia by the government in 2019.