Constitutionalism in democratic South Africa : celebrations, contestations and challenges

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Melber, Henning

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University of Pretoria, Department of Political Sciences

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South Africans often proudly proclaim that our Constitution is one of the most progressive in the world. Yet if you ask most South Africans how they really feel about gay rights, abortion and the death penalty, their answers, more often than not, contradict the values enshrined in the Constitution. (Ahmed 2014)

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Constitution, Democracy, Human rights, Democratic South Africa, Human dignity

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Melber, H 2014, 'Constitutionalism in democratic South Africa : celebrations, contestations and challenges', Strategic Review for Southern Africa, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 203-218.