A Commentary On The South African Constitution

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This major work, written by prominent South African academics, is an introduction to the new constitutional order in South Africa. It does not aim to provide a detailed commentary on fundamental rights in South Africa, but instead seeks to place the rights affirmed in the constitution in a comparative and international context. In doing so the book focuses upon the principles that form the foundation of the new constitutional order: the supremacy of the Constitution, the notion of a democratic constitutional state, and the judicial protection of fundamental rights. This is a book which will be of interest to all lawyers and political scientists particularly those interested in constitutionalism and constitutional litigation.

This book examines the South African Constitutional Court to determine how it has functioned during the nation's transition.

South Africa's interim Constitution marks a change from the previous dispensation. This work contains the full text of the interim Constitution with a commentary on each section. This edition has been revised and updated to December 1994 and takes cognizance of six constitutional amendment Acts.

Charts the story of the long fight for constitutional rights in South Africa and the obstacles and complexity the lay behind the constitution-making process after 1990. Uses archival, photographic, and interview material to provide a popular account of the development of the constitution and the role of the Constitutional Court.