1. THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH AFRICA: CONTEXT AND HISTORY --
I. Introduction: A Constitution in Context --
II. History --
III. Political Context --
IV. Conclusion: Context, Continuity and the Problem of Pathr Dependency Further Reading --
2. DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION MYRATMALISAS --
I. Introduction --
II. Negotiating the 1993 Interim Constitutionali --
III. The Role of Law in the Democratic Transition --
IV. The Practice of Transitional Law --
V. Conclusion: Transitional Law, Democratization and Justice Further Reading --
3. SOURCES OF THE CONSTITUTION --
I. Introduction --
II. Constitution-Making and the Constitutional Assembly --
III. Legacies, Legal Traditions and the Limits of Path Dependency --
IV. Text and Legal Interpretation --
V. Conclusion Further Reading --
4. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES --
I. Introduction --
II. Constitutional Principles --
III. Constitutional Principles in The Constitutional Court --
IV. Constitutional Principles in Practice --
V. Founding Principles, Basic Structure and the Future --
VI. Conclusion Further Reading --
5. THE BILL OF RIGHTS --
I. Introduction --
II. Constitutional Rights --
III. Interpreting the Bill Of Rights --
IV. The Bill Of Rights within the Frame of Dignity, Equality and Freedom --
V. Socio-Economic Rights --
VI. Bill Of Rights, Rule of Law and States of Emergency --
VII. Conclusion: Pursuing Rights in A Land of Vast Inequalities Further Reading --
6. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY --
I. Introduction --
II. Electoral System, Political Rights and the Formation of Government --
III. Parliament as Law-Giver --
IV. Parliament As Watchdog --
V. Conclusion: Democratic Participation and the Challenge of Post-Apartheid Democracy Further Reading --
7. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT --
I. Introduction --
II. The President --
III. Cabinet Government --
IV. Governing Principles, Independent Institutions and Executive Governance --
V. Conclusion Further Reading --
8. CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF THE COURTS --
I. Introduction --
II. Historical Context --
III. Creation of the Constitutional Court --
IV. Strategic Engagement and Judicial Pragmatism --
V. Conclusion: Rights, Politics and the Margins of Judicial Power --
Further Reading --
9. CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNMENT, REGIONALISM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT --
I. Introduction --
II. Origins and Principles of Co-Operative Government --
III. Interpretation of Regional and Concurrent Powers --
IV. Local Government and Service Delivery --
V. Conclusion Further Reading --
10. THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH AFRICA: FACING THE FUTURE --
I. Introduction --
II. Legacies of Inequality --
III. The Future of Rights 936 (CC) --
IV. Democracy --
V. Conclusion --
Index.