The politics of transition : a hidden history of South Africa's negotiated settlement
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1841131784
ISBN 13
9781841131788
DDC
DT 1971
Category
Other Jurisdictions
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
xviii, 461 pages
Subject
South Africa
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Abstract
"During the early 1990s, South Africans kept a close eye on the media coverage of South Africa's negotiated transition to democracy. Likened to a soap opera by some, the negotiations featured violent interlopers, dramatic walkouts, alliances and, somehow, a fortunate conclusion in the form of the Interim Constitution and Bill of Rights. The importance of the negotiating process and the Interim Constitution itself should not be underestimated, however, in relation to their longer-term influence over the form of democracy currently enjoyed in South Africa. In this brave publication, Spitz and Chaskalson examine the politics behind the Kempton Park negotiations and the Interim Constitution, and the influence that these have had on the subsequent consolidation of a South African democracy. This book will be of importance to anyone interested in South African politics, constitutional law, democracy and human rights."-- Provided by publisher.
Description
Content:
Codesa, Collapse, and Back to Kempton Park -- The Kempton Park Negotiations -- The Talks -- The Process -- Core Constitutional Issues -- The Technical Committee -- Negotiating the Transition -- Executive Government -- The Legislature -- The Powers of the Provinces -- Local Government -- The Constitutional Court -- The Concerned South Africans Group -- The COSAG Parties: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Partners? -- Drafting the Interim Bill of Rights -- Fundamental Human Rights: The Committees -- Operational Provisions -- The Equality Clause -- Property, Land and Housing -- Controversial Rights and Freedoms -- Uncontroversial Rights and Freedoms -- Traditional Law -- The Interim Bill of Rights Assessed -- Kempton Park and Beyond -- Postscript: The Final Constitution and the Legacy of the Interim Constitution.
Codesa, Collapse, and Back to Kempton Park -- The Kempton Park Negotiations -- The Talks -- The Process -- Core Constitutional Issues -- The Technical Committee -- Negotiating the Transition -- Executive Government -- The Legislature -- The Powers of the Provinces -- Local Government -- The Constitutional Court -- The Concerned South Africans Group -- The COSAG Parties: Strange Bedfellows or Natural Partners? -- Drafting the Interim Bill of Rights -- Fundamental Human Rights: The Committees -- Operational Provisions -- The Equality Clause -- Property, Land and Housing -- Controversial Rights and Freedoms -- Uncontroversial Rights and Freedoms -- Traditional Law -- The Interim Bill of Rights Assessed -- Kempton Park and Beyond -- Postscript: The Final Constitution and the Legacy of the Interim Constitution.
Biblio Notes
Includes index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-451) and index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-451) and index.
Number of Copies
1
