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The Soul of a Nation: Constitution-Making in South Africa

2000; Council on Foreign Relations; Volume: 79; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/20049791

2327-7793

Gail M. Gerhart, Hassen Ebrahim,

Human Rights and Development

Part 1 Constitution-making in Africa: historical background exploring the feasibility of negotiation removing the obstacles preparing to negotiate defining the agenda defining the process negotiation an end to a deadlock negotiating the transition framework for negotiating the final constitution negotiating the final constitution certification of the final constitution the public participation process. Epilogue: lessons from the negotiating tables. Part 2 Schedule of documents: Peace Treaty of Vereeniging, 31 May 1902 letter from E.R. Roux to Douglas Wolton, 5 September 1928 resolution of the South African question adopted by the Executive Committee of the Communist International following the sixth Comintem congress Our Annual Conference - an inspiring gathering - report in The African Worker 31 January 1929 programme of the Communist Party of Africa adopted at the seventh annual conference of the party, 1 January 1929 African s claims in Africa the Freedom Chapter, 26 June 1955 letter on the current situation and suggesting a multi-racial convention, from Chief Albert J. Luthuli to Prime Minister J.G. Strijdom, 28 May 1957 first letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd, 20 April 1961 letter from Nelson Mandela to Sir de Villiers Graaff of the United party, 23 May 1961 second letter from Nelson Mandela to Hendrik Verwoerd, 26 June 1961 notes prepared by Nelson Mandela for his meeting with P.W. Botha, 5 July 1989 the Harare Declaration, 1989 resolution on negotiations and the Constituent Assembly, 8 December 1989 a document to create a climate of understanding F.W. de Klerk's speech at the opening of Parliament, 2 February 1990 the Groote Schuur minute the Pretoria minute the D.F. Malan accord advance to national democracy - guidelines on strategy and tactics of the ANC ANC National Consultative Conference, december 1991 CODESA 1 - declaration of intent memorandum from Nelson Mandela to F.W. de Klerk de Klerk's reply to Nelson Mandela, 2 July 1992 response by Nelson Mandela to F.W. de Klerk's 2 July 1992 memorandum, 4 July 1992 Nelson Mandela's reply to F.W. de Klerk, 9 July 1992 record of understanding, 26 September 1992 negotiations - a strategic perspective, 25 November 1992 resolution on the need for the resumption of multi-party negotiations, 5 March 1993 the Negotiating Forum - resolution on violence, 1 April 1993 the Negotiating Forum - resolution on the transition process, 1 April 1993 the Negotiating Council - resolution on violence, 3 June 1993 accord on Afrikaaner self-determination, 23 April 1994. (Part contents).