The Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (“DGRU”) is the applied research unit within the Public Law Department in the Law Faculty at the University of Cape Town, with the objective to support judicial governance. The Judges Matter project of the DGRU focus on the importance of the role of the judiciary in South Africa’s constitutional democracy, and aims to engage with the judicial appointment process, in order to try and ensure the appointment of the best judges possible. Judges Matter’s focus has recently expanded to include research and advocacy on magistracy as well as conduct issues and governance of the judiciary.

For more information refer to https://www.judgesmatter.co.za/.