Mark Oppenheimer

The personal site of Mark Oppenheimer, practicing advocate.

Publications

Submissions to Parliament, South African Human Rights Commission and United Nations

Expropriation with Compensation

Written Submission to Joint Constitutional Review Committee on the review of S25 of the Constitution.

Submission to Parliament on 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill

Further Submission to Parliament on 18th Constitutional Amendment Bill

Submission to Parliament on National Policy for Beneficiary Selection and Land Allocation

Free Speech and Hate Speech

Early Warning Report to United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Submission to South African Human Rights Commission

Submission to Parliament on Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill

Further Submission to Parliament on Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill

Submission to Parliament on Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Amendment Bill.

Submission to Parliament on Films and Publications Amendment Bill

Articles

Business Day Did the CJ’s comments breach judicial code?

Biznews Expropriation without compensation

Sunday Times Six Myths about Land Reform

Jewish Report Human Rights and Missed Opportunities

Jewish Report Enabling Artistic Freedom and Tolerance

Books

Do you love thinking about life’s deepest questions?

Are you looking for a way to access the best thinkers alive today, without all the academic lingo?

Conversations about Philosophy is a series of books that is both easily accessible and extremely insightful.

You’ll love these discussions with the world’s most important thinkers on the most fascinating topics.

What gives your life meaning?

Leading thinkers, David Benatar and Thaddeus Metz, give you their answers.

If you strive to lead a more meaningful existence, and want an accessible, intelligent guide to the ultimate question, you’ll love this book.

Does God exist?

Even in a world filled with suffering?

A prominent atheist and a Rabbi discuss the most challenging argument against God’s existence.

Is love bad for you?

If you strive to understand matters of the heart, and want an accessible, intelligent guide to the mysteries of love, you’ll love this book.

Do animal lives matter?

From our restaurant dinners to our pets at home, for better or worse, we cannot avoid moral questions around how we treat animals.

Is time travel possible?

In this mind-bending conversation, philosopher and science fiction novelist Jason Werbeloff explores the hidden ideas behind popular sci-fi films and series.

Are lockdowns unethical?

Government locked down to save vulnerable lives, while forcing businesses to close their doors.

Two philosophers use moral principles to debate whether the pandemic justifies a lockdown.

The Conversations about Philosophy series is available on Amazon and Shopify.