Lord Steyn

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Lord Steyn was a prominent British Law Lord and jurist known for his influential judgments in the House of Lords and his advocacy for human rights and judicial independence.

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Lord Steyn canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Law Lord ⓘ
human ⓘ
judge ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
life peer ⓘ
countryOfBirth South Africa ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship South Africa ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfDeath United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1932-08-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2017-11-28 ⓘ
educatedAt University College, Oxford ⓘ
University of Stellenbosch ⓘ
familyName Steyn ⓘ
fieldOfWork common law ⓘ
human rights law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
givenName Christiaan ⓘ
Johann ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Right Honourable ⓘ
knownFor advocacy for human rights ⓘ
defence of judicial independence ⓘ
influential judgments in the House of Lords ⓘ
languageSpoken Afrikaans ⓘ
English ⓘ
legalSystem English law ⓘ
memberOf House of Lords ⓘ
Judicial Committee of the House of Lords ⓘ
name Johann Christiaan Steyn ⓘ
nobleTitle Baron Steyn ⓘ
notableIdea strong interpretation of the Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
notableWork judgment in Ghaidan v Godin-Mendoza ⓘ
judgment in R (Jackson) v Attorney General ⓘ
judgment in R v A (No 2) ⓘ
judgment in R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Daly ⓘ
occupation barrister ⓘ
judge ⓘ
jurist ⓘ
law lord ⓘ
placeOfBirth Cape Town ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld High Court judge of England and Wales ⓘ
Lord Justice of Appeal ⓘ
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary ⓘ
Queen's Counsel ⓘ
residence United Kingdom ⓘ
spouse Lady Steyn ⓘ

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