Johan D. van der Vyver

Johan David van der Vyver (21 Fabrairu 1934 - 22 Mayu 2023) lauya ɗan Afirka ta Kudu ne kuma malami wanda shi ne Farfesa IT Cohen na Dokokin Duniya da Haƙƙin ɗan adam a Makarantar Shari'a ta Jami'ar Emory a Atlanta, Jojiya.

 Rayuwa da aiki 
Van der Vyver ya halarci Jami'ar Potchefstroom don neman Ilimin Kiristanci, inda ya kasance abokan karatunsa tare da FW de Klerk. Ya sami Doctor Legum, daga Jami'ar Pretoria a  shekarar 1974 da Diploma na International and Comparative Law of Human Rights na International Institute of Human Rights a Strasbourg, Faransa a shekarar 1986. Ya kuma sami digiri na girmamawa na Doctor Legum daga Jami'ar Zululand da Jami'ar Potchefstroom. 

Ya taka rawa sosai wajen inganta yancin ɗan adam a Afirka ta Kudu, yana ba da shawarar kawo ƙarshen nuna mulkin wariyar launin fata, yayin da Farfesa a Jami'ar Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Van der Vyver ya yi aiki a matsayin ɗan'uwa a cikin Shirin 'Yancin Ɗan Adam a Cibiyar Carter daga shekarun 1995 zuwa watan Maris 1998 kafin ya zama farfesa a fannin shari'a a Makarantar Shari'a ta Jami'ar Emory. 

Ya kasance babban ɗan'uwa a Cibiyar Nazarin Shari'a da Addini ta Emory.

Van der Vyver shi ne marubucin labarai na bitar dokoki da yawa da ƙari, gami da ɗabi'a, 'yancin ɗan adam, da tushe na Doka, Kotun Laifukan Duniya da Tunanin Mens Rea a cikin Dokar Laifukan Duniya.Emory Law School: Van der Vyver Addresses U.S. State Department

A watan Oktoban 2006, van der Vyver ya yi jawabi ga Ma'aikatar Harkokin Wajen Amurka kan ko za a yi sanarwar kawar da duk wani nau'i na rashin haƙuri da wariya bisa Addini ko Imani babban taro. Ya ƙara da cewa kamata ya yi gwamnati ta matsa kaimi wajen ganin an cimma matsaya ta “gaskiya” a tsakanin ƙasa da ƙasa, maimakon “yarjejeniya mai ‘ɗumi” kan juriya da addini.Emory Law School: Van der Vyver Addresses U.S. State Department 

Van der Vyver ya mutu a Pretoria a ranar 22 ga watan Mayu 2023, yana da shekaru 89. 

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Rukuni:Mutuwan 2023
Rukuni:Haifaffun 1934