About Peter Schutz
Lived 1932 – 2004 (aged 71–72). Peter Schutz was a South African judge and lawyer.
W. Peter Schutz (1932–2004) was a South African judge who served in the Supreme Court of Appeal between 1995 and 2004. Formerly a practising advocate, he joined the judiciary in 1991 as a judge of the Transvaal Provincial Division.
Life and career Schutz was born in 1932 in Carnarvon in the Northern Cape (then the Cape Province). He joined the bar in February 1956 and took silk in June 1976.
His notable judgments included Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism v Phambili Fisheries, which was reviewed in the Constitutional Court as Bato Star Fishing v Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.
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Who was Peter Schutz?
South African judge
When was Peter Schutz born?
Peter Schutz was born in 1932 in Carnarvon.
When did Peter Schutz die?
Peter Schutz died in 2004 in Johannesburg.
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Peter Schutz was a judge and lawyer.
What nationality was Peter Schutz?
Peter Schutz was South African.
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· DBpedia: Peter Schutz (judge)
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