Download or read book Constitution making in the New South Africa written by Alexander Johnston and published by Burns & Oates. This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Without actually advocating it, scholars from South Africa suggest the high probability that some form of federalism will emerge from the process of remaking that country after the demise of minority rule. They discuss such topics as the role of and challenges to the African National Congress, contending views of the economy, interactions between local bargaining and national- level political negotiations, and the place of the new country in a larger world that is changing nearly as rapidly. The 15 studies were presented at a 1991 conference in Leicester, England. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press. The CIP shows the title incorrectly. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book South Africa written by Siri Gloppen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1997, South Africa: The Battle over the Constitution analyses rivaling positions in the South African constitutional debate from the early 1990s, via the 1993 interim constitution to the adoption and certification of the new, 'Final' Constitution in December 1996. A theoretical framework is developed to analyze the constitutional structure of the contesting constitutional models and the book looks into their potential for addressing the problems of violence, social inequality and ethnic tension and for achieving legitimacy and constitutionalism. It argues that the constitutional 'solutions' are premised on incomparable conceptions of South African reality, and that the Final Constitution includes elements based on incompatible world-views. The compromises required by the 'constitutional moment' could pose problems for the ’constitutional function’. The book also discusses other factors influencing the consolidation of a constitutional democracy in South Africa, such as the role of the Constitutional Court and the attempts to create legitimacy for the constitution by broad public participation in the constitution-making process.

Download or read book Shaping a Future South Africa written by Bobby Godsell and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Building the Constitution written by James Fowkes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revisionary account of the South African Constitutional Court, its working method and the neglected political underpinnings of its success.

Download or read book THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERN AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONS Challenges and Prospects written by Charles M. Fombad and published by PULP. This book was released on 2016-12-30 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book One Law One Nation written by Lauren Segal and published by Jacana Media. This book was released on 2011 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Soul of a Nation written by Hassen Ebrahim and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part One of this book provides a detailed account of development of the South African constitution, especially between 1985 and 1996. Part Two is a collection of key documents from South Africa's constitutional history since 1902.

Download or read book Constitution making for a Democracy An Alternative to Apartheid written by Anglo-American Corporation of South Africa Limited and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Constitutionalism and Transitional Justice in South Africa written by Lollini and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2010-01-11 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Constituting Democracy written by Heinz Klug and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the role of constitutionalism in facilitating political change in South Africa.

Download or read book Constitution making and Democratisation in Africa written by Göran Hydén and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of papers by legal and constitutional practitioners who assess the experiences of constitution making in Ethiopia, South Africa and Uganda: three countries on the African continent which for various reasons went through a constitutional review process in the early 1990s; and have since implemented new constitutional and laws - effectively a new political order. The essays are centred around three themes: the principle actors involved in the review process and why they were chosen; the principle mechanisms utilised to ensure conflict resolution and successful conclusion of the review process; and how need for a new constitution was legitimised and explained to the public, and to what extent these changes and processes of constitution making involved public and civil society participation. This book is aimed at academics and policymakers in the fields of African politics and constitutional law. It is further intended to provide experiences and lessons for other African countries where similar reviews of constitutions are anticipated or are already in progress.

Download or read book Constitution Makers on Constitution Making written by Tom Ginsburg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume examines constitution-making from the perspective of those directly engaged in the process in different countries around the world.

Download or read book Constitutionalism and Democratic Transitions written by Veronica Federico and published by Firenze University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book - as the outcome of a research performed by the University of Florence and the United States Institute of Peace of Washington - explores the role of law in the process of democratic transition in South Africa. More specifically it emphasize how constitutional law may contribute to "civilize" apparently reconcilable conflicts, a part from laying down the foundations of the new legal order and institutions. The book - as the outcome of a research performed by the University of Florence and the United States Institute of Peace of Washington - explores the role of law in the process of democratic transition in South Africa. More specifically it emphasize how constitutional law may contribute to "civilize" apparently reconcilable conflicts, a part from laying down the foundations of the new legal order and institutions"--Publisher's description

Download or read book History and Constitutional Making written by Bethwell A. Ogot and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Public Participation in African Constitutionalism written by Tania Abbiate and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the last decade of the 20th century, Africa has been marked by a "constitutional wind" which has blown across the continent giving impetus to constitutional reforms designed to introduce constitutionalism and good governance. One of the main features of these processes has been the promotion of public participation, encouraged by both civil society and the international community. This book aims to provide a systematic overview of participation forms and mechanisms across Africa, and a critical understanding of the impact of public participation in constitution-making processes, digging beneath the rhetoric of public participation as being at the heart of any successful transition towards democracy and constitutionalism. Using case studies from Central African Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the book investigates various aspects of participatory constitution making: from conception, to processes, and specific contents that trigger ambivalent dynamics in such processes. The abstract glorification of public participation is questioned as theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to explain what public participation does in concrete terms and to identify what lessons might be drawn from those experiences. This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and students with an interest in politics and constitution building in Africa, as well as experts working in national offices, international organizations or in national and international NGOs.

Download or read book A People s Constitution written by Synnøve Skjelten and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN MAY 1994, less that two weeks after South Africa's first democratic election, a constitutional assembly was formed to draft a final constitution. The CA understood that in order for the constitution to have legitimacy, the people of South Africa had to be involved in creating it. After intense planning and conceptualisation, an innovative public participation programme emerged. In the course of this programme, CA members and staff travelled the length and breadth of the country, to remote rural areas and urban townships, to present and attend constitutional public meetings. Hearings were organised for national sectors of civil society, giving them an opportunity to take ownership of the process, and constitutional education workshops were conducted in order to empower people to participate in the process. This book is aimed both at placing this remarkable process on record, and providing a useful toolbox for other countries, whether developed or developing, which are either writing a new constitution or reviewing an existing one.

Download or read book The State and Constitutionalism in Southern Africa written by Owen Sichone and published by Sapes Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six academics, including the distinguished Tanzanian law professor Issa Shivji, contribute papers to this critical study of the prospects of constitutionalism in some southern African states. The theme of the papers relates to a conference about the problems the state and constitutionalism pose for the process of democratisation in southern African. The papers are: The Constitution and the Democratisation Process in Malawi; Namibia's Constitution: Vision and Reality; Problems of Constitution-making as consenses-building: The Tanzanian Experience; The Constitution of Zambia: its Strengths and Weaknesses; and Electoral Procedures and Processes in Zimbabwe.