Idasa warns local govt neglected in proposed bill amendment

Gary Pienaar, a Senior Researcher in Idasa’s Political Information and Monitoring Service (PIMS), made a submission to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on its proposed amendment to the State Liability Bill that regulates the manner in which a final court order concerning money against the State must be satisfied. It raises a [...]

The Judiciary and Politics

By Shameela Seedat When the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) meets later this year to consider who will replace four titans of the Constitutional Court when their terms expire this October, it will be one of the first real opportunities to assess where our courts stand since this year’s election. The departing judges are Pius Langa, [...]

Elections and Human Rights

While the definition of human rights seems simple and makes perfect sense to most of us, this unfortunately does not mean that all people everywhere have enjoyed equal rights through the ages. Human rights have always been, and continue to be, at the root of many struggles for national, group and personal freedom. As elections [...]

Defending the Constitution

Idasa has endorsed the following statement, drafted by Kader Asmal. The SA Constitution is only as strong as the ability of ordinary citizens to use it. Words such as these are an important part of making a Constitution a living document, but words alone are not enough. We need to be thinking about this question [...]