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Journal Article
DIGNITY AS A CONSTITUTIONAL VALUE: A SOUTH AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE
2011
Overview
The first section of the South African Constitution sets out the founding values of the post-apartheid state. They include human dignity, the achievement of equality, and the advancement of human rights and freedoms. It is not surprising that these values should be the foundations of the new constitutional order. Apartheid was the culmination of a process of racial discrimination and white supremacy which had been in place for three centuries. Despite the massive power of the state, there was an ongoing and intense struggle against apartheid. The first step towards what was to become a police state in South Africa was taken in 1950 with the passing of the Suppression of Communism Act. During the first half of the twentieth century it can fairly be said that most of the country, including its legal system, ignored the nation's constitutional commitment to equal treatment for all. After World War II, things began to change.
