Constitutional Court: Between the Law and Politics

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Goal:

To promote and strengthen the place and role of Constitutional Courts in Africa with specific reference to the Constitutional Court of South Africa.

Specific Objectives:

To share experiences, challenges and  good practices on the work of  the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany and that of South Africa

Expected Outputs:

i) Increased awareness on the role of constitutional courts in dealing with politics and the law;

ii) Strengthen working relationship between the two courts.

Partners

1. Constitutional Court of South Africa

2. South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law (SAIFAC)

Key Speakers:

1. Prof. Herbert Landau, Judge, Federal Constitutional Court of Germany - The German Federal Constitutional Court between the Law and Politics

2. Justice Albie Sachs, (Rtd) Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa - The Experience of the South African Constitutional Court