Kellelo Justina Mafoso-Guni Explained

Kellelo Justina Mafoso-Guni
Office1:Justice on the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
Term Start1:2006
Term End1:2010
Office2:Justice in the High Court of Lesotho
Term Start2:?
Term End2:?
Office3:Crown Counsel in Lesotho
Term Start3:1970
Term End3:?
Birth Date:8 December 1945
Birth Place:Hlotse, Basutoland (present-day Lesotho)
Education:University of Lesotho, University of Edinburgh

Kellelo Justina Mafoso-Guni (December8, 1945June 5, 2024)[1] was a Mosotho lawyer, the first female lawyer in Lesotho, as well as a former justice of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the High Court of Lesotho (where she was the first woman on the Court).[2] [3]

Early life and education

Mafoso-Guni was born in Hlotse on December 8, 1945. She studied law at the University of Lesotho and the University of Edinburgh.[4] She became the first female lawyer in Lesotho.[5]

Career

Mafoso-Guni was appointed Crown Counsel in Lesotho in 1970. She then moved to the United Kingdom and worked in the civil serve for twelve years.[4] She returned to Africa and was appointed magistrate in Zimbabwe on 28 September 1980, the first woman appointed to the bench.[4] [6] She served there for twelve years.[4] Other sources have erroneously stated that Mavis Gibson was the first female judge in Zimbabwe's history.[7] [8] While Gibson did serve as a judge in Zimbabwe, she was actually the High Court of Namibia's first female judge.[9]

Mafoso-Guni returned to Lesotho and was appointed to the High Court of Lesotho, again as the first female judge.[4] [10] In 2006, she was elected as one of the first judges of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights for a four-year term,[4] [10] one of two women alongside Sophia Akuffo.

She died on June 5, 2024.[11] [12]

Publications

Judicial writings

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.lena.gov.ls/justice-guni-laid-to-rest/ Lesotho News Agency, Justice Guni Laid to rest, article dated June 21, 2024
  2. https://www.africanwomeninlaw.com/international-court-judges African Women In Law website, African Women and International Courts
  3. Web site: ACHPR: African Court Of Human And Peoples' Rights. Project on International Courts and Tribunals. 7 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716142926/http://www.pict-pcti.org/courts/ACHPR_judg_bio.html. 16 July 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: Profiles of Former Judges. African Court on Human and People's Rights.
  5. Book: Baetens, Freya . Identity and Diversity on the International Bench: Who is the Judge? . 2020-12-10 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-264375-9 . en.
  6. Web site: Independence gave justice to all. 18 April 2015. 14 September 2017. The Herald.
  7. Book: Legal Forum. 1997. Legal Resources Foundation. en.
  8. Book: Independent Zimbabwe. 1985. Department of Information, Government of Zimbabwe. en.
  9. Book: Legal Forum. 1997. Legal Resources Foundation. en.
  10. Book: Levitt, Jeremy I.. 54. Black Women and International Law: Deliberate Interactions, Movements and Actions. 2015. Cambridge University Press. 9781316298404.
  11. Web site: Justice Guni mourned - ThePost . 2024-07-31 . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2024-06-12 . Judiciary Pays Tribute to First Female Judge . 2024-07-31 . Lesotho News Agency . en-US.

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