Der Autor befaßt sich mit den Verfassungsänderungen von 1984 und den Diskussionen innerhalb der weißen Minderheit über dieses Thema. Da Schwarze weiterhin von politischer Partizipation ausgeschlossen bleiben, ändert sich seiner Meinung nach an der politischen Situation nichts. (Spe)

The South African concept of constitutional citizenship draws on national and African traditions in addition to its firm grounding in international law. Furthermore, as drafted, it crystallizes the potential to ground national citizenship within a global order. This potential remains apparent in...

Judicial independence is fundamental to democracy. It is in that context that this paper considers whether the existing constitutional and legislative mechanisms provide sufficient judicial independence to South African judges. In so doing, the paper focuses on impartiality, judicial...