The chapter on fundamental rights: civil society and the new constitution in South Africa

Abstract

This Briefing is based on discussions held on a Symposium on Constitutional Change in South Africa, held in December 1993 in Johannesburg betzueen the Centre of Applied Legal Studies at the University of Witwatersrand and invited guests from the University of Warwick Law and Sociology Departments. The Symposium was sponsored by the British Council. The main subject of the symposium was the projected new constitution in South Africa, though we also discussed a paper on ‘civil society and fundamental freedoms’ and the ANC‐COSATU ‘Reconstruction and Development Programme’. What follows is not in any sense a report on the many points which were debated and the many views which were expressed.