Albie Sachs and Transformation in South Africa - From Revolutionary Activist to Constitutional Court Judge (Paperback)

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 means to make the transition from a freedom fighter to a participant in a revolutionary government is not abstract, in Hegel's sense of the word, it is an actual journey that Albie Sachs undertook. The essays in this book raise the complex question of what it actually means to make this transition without selling out to the demands of realism. In addition, the preface written by Emeritus Justice Albie Sachs and his interview with Drucilla Cornell and Karin van Marle, further address key questions about revolution in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries: from armed struggle to the organization of a nation state committed to ethical transformation in the name of justice. Albie Sachs and transformation in South Africa: from revolutionary activist to constitutional court judge illuminates the theoretical and practical experiences of revolution and its political aftermath. With first-hand accounts alongside academic interrogation, this unique book will intrigue anyone interested in the intersection of Law and Politics.

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Birkbeck Law Press
Release date:	August 2015
First published:	2014
Authors:	ucilla Cornell • Karin Van Marle • Albie Sachs
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	126
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-94485-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-138-94485-8
Barcode:	9781138944855

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