This short dissertation deals with separation of powers and federalism in African
constitutionalism through the South African case. It investigates the extent to which the
new South Africa complies with these two principles.
The separation of powers in the new South Africa gives rise to a sui generis
parliamentary regime, which is borrowing both from the Westminster model and the
presidential one. On the other hand, the principle of federalism has been taken into
consideration seriously, but South Africa has not become a fully-fledged federation.
The result is a well-matched marriage between semi-parliamentarism and quasifederalism,
which is the South African contribution to constitutionalism and democracy
required by the African Renaissance.
The dissertation comes to the conclusion that all in all the new South Africa complies with
the two constitutional principles under consideration. It is a constitutional state, one of the
very few exceptions on a continent laboriously emerging from authoritarianism. / Law / Thesis (LL.M.)--University of South Africa, 1998. / LL. M. (Law)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/18185 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Mangu, Andre Mbata Betukumesu |
| Contributors | Carpenter, G. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (36 leaves) |
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