The accommodation of religious diversity in South Africa against the background of the centrality of the equality principle in the new constitutional dispensation
A brief of the apartheid practices is followed by an assessment of the constitutional negotiations and the ensuing constitution (1996) in terms of the accommodation of religious diversity and its relation to the equality principle. Special attention goes, inter alia, to the regulation regarding reli...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ. Press
2001
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Journal of African law
Year: 2001, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-72 |
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Religious practice
B Religious identity B Constitutional principle B State B Africa B Religion B Equality B Religious organization B Population group |
| Summary: | A brief of the apartheid practices is followed by an assessment of the constitutional negotiations and the ensuing constitution (1996) in terms of the accommodation of religious diversity and its relation to the equality principle. Special attention goes, inter alia, to the regulation regarding religion in education, the incorporation of Muslim personal law in the new democratic dispensation and the more general minority right provisions. An evaluation of the implementation of the various relevant constitutional provisions further underscores South Africa's balanced and equitable approach in this regard in view of the demands of non-discrimination and substantive equality. The lesson learnt throughout these experiences will, it is hoped, be useful to other states with similar challenges with regard to the accommodation of religious diversity. (J Afr Law/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 0021-8553 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of African law
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