In his essay, Theunis Roux identifies an important challenge to democratic constitutionalism and one that increasingly appears to jeopardize the democratic constitutional project not only in countries such as India and South Africa but in other countries of the Global South and former colonies
Read MoreIn his book Phantom Architecture, Philip Wilkinson offers that “some of the most exciting buildings in the history of architecture are the ones that never got built”: a mile-high skyscraper; a dome to cover most of downtown Manhattan; an enormous elephant-shaped triumphal arch (where the Arc de Triomphe in Paris now stands).
Read MoreTheunis Roux has made an important contribution in stimulating a debate over the nature of ‘Southern Democratic Constitutionalism’ (SDC) and what he describes as the two approaches to SDC which he places in dialogue with one another while arguing that they together reflect and contribute to a single dynamic version of SDC
Read MoreIf Lindewe Sisulu, Transport Minister of South Africa, thought that the Constitution of South Africa was like a “Panadol” providing momentary relief, Theunis Roux’s article bringing that Constitution into conversation with the much older Indian Constitution is like a balm. It burns at first blush, but when it settles, it has a soothing feeling.
Read MoreIn his interesting article Roux presents us with two grand narratives that describe the constitutionalisms of India and South Africa since the enactment of their constitutions of 1950 and 1996 respectively
Read MoreThis timely and engaging essay by Theunis Roux sweeps across the democratic constitutionalist project as it is under threat of running aground in India and South Africa with echoes for other countries across the world
Read MoreIn his thought-provoking piece of contemporary global relevance, Theunis Roux makes an important intervention in the debates around the design, character, and effects of the Indian and South African constitutions…
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