Albie Sachs and Transformation in South Africa: From Revolutionary Activist to Constitutional Court Judge

by Karin Van Marle, Drucilla Cornell, Albie Sachs

Book Overview

Many critical theorists talk and write about the day after the revolution, but few have actually participated in the constitution of a revolutionary government. Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs was a freedom fighter for most of his life. He then played a major role in the negotiating committee for the new constitution of South Africa, and was subsequently appointed to the new Constitutional Court of South Africa. Therefore, the question of what it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415735165
• ISBN13: 9780415735162
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Birkbeck Law Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"