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Constitutional Structures: Fundamental Differences Between the Proposals of the South African Government and the African National CongressArthur Chaskalson compares various proposals made by the National Party government and the ANC during the negotiations towards the 1993 Constitution. He discusses government's proposals with respect to constitutional structures such as Parliament and the Presidency. He reflects on the bicameral system, presidential executive systems and parliamentary executive systems as options for a future South Africa. At the time, Arthur Chaskalson was Direction of the Legal Resources Centre and member of the ANC Constitutional Committee. He went on to become a Constitutional Court Judge and Chief Justice.https://dullahomarinstitute.org.za/about-us/our-historical-publications/constitutional-structures-arthur-chaskalson.pdf/viewhttps://dullahomarinstitute.org.za/about-us/our-historical-publications/constitutional-structures-arthur-chaskalson.pdf/@@download/image/Cover Arthur Chaskalson.jpg
Constitutional Structures: Fundamental Differences Between the Proposals of the South African Government and the African National Congress
Arthur Chaskalson compares various proposals made by the National Party government and the ANC during the negotiations towards the 1993 Constitution. He discusses government's proposals with respect to constitutional structures such as Parliament and the Presidency. He reflects on the bicameral system, presidential executive systems and parliamentary executive systems as options for a future South Africa. At the time, Arthur Chaskalson was Direction of the Legal Resources Centre and member of the ANC Constitutional Committee. He went on to become a Constitutional Court Judge and Chief Justice.