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The 2016 Supreme Court of Queensland Oration was presented on Monday 13 June 2016 by the Honourable Dikgang Moseneke, Deputy Chief Justice, Republic of South Africa. When he was an anti-apartheid activist, Oration the principle of one person one vote’ was central to Dikgang Moseneke’s democratic demands. Now in his role as Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa, Moseneke seeks to find equilibrium between the democratic will of the people and the supremacy of the Constitution. While critics of the Constitution question its legitimacy, Moseneke holds that constitutional supremacy protects against abuses of public power and creates a government that is more consistent, just and responsive. Reflecting on recent events in South Africa and internationally, Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke examines the balance between the democratic process and robust constitutionalism. Deputy Chief Justice Moseneke was appointed a judge of the Constitutional Court in 2002, becoming Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa in 2005. He is the recipient of five honorary doctorates, a founding member of the Black Lawyer’s Association and of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers of South Africa. A longtime friend of Nelson Mandela, Moseneke is one of the executors of the former President’s estate. For more information on Supreme Court Oration Lecture Series visit the Supreme Court Library Queensland website: http://legalheritage.sclqld.org.au/supreme-court-queensland-2016-oration http://www.sclqld.org.au/