Some Lessons on Constitution-Making From Zimbabwe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16766975 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Hatchard (0000-0002-5210-0527, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 210-216 |
| Publication date | 2001-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of African Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0221-8553 • E-ISSN: 1464-3731 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0221855301001705 |
| OpenAlex | W2162947534 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The former (and late lamented) Chief Justice of South Africa, Justice Ismail Mohammed, once observed that: “The constitution of a nation is not simply a statute which mechanically defines the structures of government and the relations between the government and the governed, it is a ‘mirror of the national soul’, the identification of the ideals and aspirations of a nation, the articulation of the values binding its people and disciplining its government.” Further, as van der Vyer has warned, “. . . a superimposed constitutional formulae or constitutional arrangements that . . . do not address the real causes of discontent, are sure to generate their own legitimacy crisis.” It follows that the development of an appropriate procedure for constitution-making is of the greatest practical importance. This short comment seeks to examine critically the much-publicized efforts in Zimbabwe to develop a new autochthonous constitution and to draw some lessons therefrom
Articulation (sociology) · Constitution · Economic Justice · Government (linguistics) · Legitimacy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Soul · Statute · Human Rights and Development · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2025 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |