What Is History? Flashcards
What is Transformative?
Transformative denotes bringing about a change in a structural manner, for the better.
What is Constitutionalism?
Constitutionalism is the adherence to a system of government, making the Constitution the supreme law of the Republic.
Moves from?
Transformative constitutionalism moves from a culture of authority to a culture of justification.
What is Social Justice?
Prof Fuo:
Social Justice is the eradication of poverty and extreme inequalities in access of material resources to ensure that all citizens participate equally in social-political life.
Time periods?
Pre colonial era
-Before 1652
Colonial era
-1652- 1994
Post colonial era
-Post 1994
Pre Colonial era Sources
English law
Roman Dutch law
Religious legal systems
African Customary Law
Mixed legal jurisdiction
Post Colonial Era Sources
The Interim Constitution, 1993
The Constitution, 1996
Case law
Legislation
Religious legal systems
Common law