Minority Protection in Post-Apartheid South Africa Human Rights, Minority Rights, and Self-Determination

Subjects:

• History » African History
• Sociology » Race Relations
• Political Science » Civil/Political/Human Rights
• Law » Constitutional Law

Reviews:

• This massively documented legal tome provides a snapshot of South Africa's rapidly evolving human rights scene from the perspectives of minority rights and self-determination....Recommended. Researchers, faculty, and professionals.
  —Choice April 2003
• [A] fascinating snapshot of a major constitutional transformation of a country with a highly diverse population, and one dealing with the legacy of apartheid. The description and analysis of the constitutional negotiations and of the case law of South Africa's constitutional court against the background of the theoretical framework of minority protection ... sheds an enriching light on the minority rights literature, as all aspects which from near or from far could relate to this topic are present in the South African case ... [V]aluable reading for those students, scholars and practitioners interested in and dealing with minority protection.
  —Maastricht Journal 2004
• [T]his is an informative and balanced overview of the sesitive issue of minority rights in postapartheid South Africa, and it deserves to be commended for its clarity of style and argument.
  —African Studies Review .

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Theoretical Framework
• Relevant Background Information on South Africa
• South Africa's 1993 or Interim Constitution: Constitutional Negotiations and Brief Analysis in Terms of Minority Protection
• Negotiations Leading up to the 1996 Constitution and the Varied Approaches Adopted to Accommodate South Africa's Population Diversity
• The Constitutional Building Blocks for Post-Apartheid South Africa's Approach to Minority Protection and Accommodation of Population Diversity
• The Implementation and Application Phase Concerning Minority Protection and Accommodation of Population Diversity in Post-Apartheid South Africa
• Conclusion: Evaluation of South Africa's Experiences in Terms of the Interrelation between Individual Human Rights, Minority Rights, and the Right to Self-Determination
• Bibliography
• Index