Richard Goldstone

He continued to work as an appeals court judge throughout his time chairing the Commission hearing cases during the mornings and afternoons and then continuing through to midnight on Commission business. He contrasted the Israeli reaction with the failure of Hamas to investigate or modify their methods and procedures. UN Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict

During the Gaza War between Israel and Hamas in December 2008 – January 2009 the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution condemning Israel for "grave violations" of human rights and calling for an independent international investigation.

He was credited with playing an indispensable rôle in the transition and became a well known public figure in South Africa attracting widespread international support and interest. He was one of several liberal judges who issued key rulings that undermined apartheid from within the system by tempering the worst effects of the country's racial laws. Richard Joseph Goldstone (born 26 October 1938) is a South African former judge.