CONSTITUTIONAL COMMENTARY AND EVENTS
ARTICLES AND STATEMENTS
MAHATMA GANDHI AND THE PRINCIPLE OF NON-VIOLENCE
STATEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK SATYAGRAHA 100 – ROBBEN ISLAND: 17 DECEMBER 2006 It is appropriate for us to
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE FW DE KLERK FOUNDATION CENTRE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS
STATEMENT BY F W DE KLERK ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE F W DE KLERK FOUNDATION CENTRE FOR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS: CAPE TOWN, 17 OCTOBER
LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT; HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
SPEECH BY FORMER PRESIDENT F W DE KLERK TO THE YOUNG PRESIDENTS ORGANISATION: CAPE TOWN, 21 APRIL 2005 MAKING A DIFFERENCE I have
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ARTICLE: REBUILDING TOLERANCE
“Tolerance is an act of humanity, which we must nurture and enact each in [our] own lives every day, to rejoice in the diversity that makes us strong and the values that bring us together.”
– UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay
ARTICLE: REGULATING RELIGION: IS THERE A CASE?
Freedom of religion, belief and opinion, in addition to freedom of association, are embedded in the Bill of Rights and serve as valuable constitutional rights.
ARTICLE: NINE MONTHS IN – THE RAMAPHOSA REPORT CARD
Friday, November 16, will mark exactly nine months since President Ramaphosa delivered his maiden speech in Parliament. Amid non-stop news, it is perhaps good to take a quiet moment and to evaluate how the “new dawn” looks after nine months (and it was perhaps just as exhausting as a difficult pregnancy!).
On 16 February, the new President made a number of commitments to the representatives of South Africa’s people (and thereby to all of us). Some of these were commitments that were already in the works under former Cabinet members, and others were clearly his own. In many cases, he placed his own stamp on these commitments.
CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
- Equality
- Non-racialism
- Gender Rights
- The Constitution
- The Rule of Law
- Multiparty Democracy
- Personal Rights
- Cultural, Religious and Language Rights
- Freedom of Expression and Political Rights
- Social and Economic Rights
- Property Rights
- Education
- Access To The Courts, Information And Fair Adminstration