Albie Sachs: a constitutional revolutionary
SOURCE: The fabric of dissent: public intellectuals in South Africa
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Bohler-Muller
SOURCE EDITOR(S): V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, G.Houston, M.Schoeman, H.Thuynsma
KEYWORDS: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT, INTELLIGENTSIA, LAW, SACHS, ALBIE
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11753
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15802
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15802
OUTPUT TYPE: Chapter in Monograph
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2020
TITLE AUTHOR(S): N.Bohler-Muller
SOURCE EDITOR(S): V.Reddy, N.Bohler-Muller, G.Houston, M.Schoeman, H.Thuynsma
KEYWORDS: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT, INTELLIGENTSIA, LAW, SACHS, ALBIE
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11753
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/15802
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15802
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Abstract
Albert 'Albie' Louis Sachs is best known as a former justice of the first bench of the Constitutional Court; he is also an activist, writer, teacher, lecturer and international personality straddling legal, political and scholarly activism. He has often been described as a humane person who has a heart for forgiveness. His background is rooted in radical politics, and his history and lived experiences have shaped his political convictions and ultimately his contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle. He was actively involved in the crafting of South Africa's constitution, and in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court during what was called its 'golden period' under the leadership of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson.-
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