Conference "Foundations of the Supreme Law: 20th Anniversary of the Constitution"

"We wrote the Constitution collectively. We wrote it with our blood, and some people wrote it with their lives. If anyone were ever to violate my rights, our Constitution is my shield." Cyril Ramaphosa, Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly

To commemorate this historical event and milestone for the formation of a democratic South Africa, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung,  Constitution Hill and the German Institute for Federal Studies, are organizing a conference at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg – a place which reminds us of the horrors of the past and yet shows us the reality of the present and embraces the promises of the future.

Due to the limited space, we want to confirm a list of attendees by May 1, 2016. Therefore, interested participants are required to confirm their participation by sending an email to Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s contact person on the conference no later than April 30, 2016:

Contact

Agness Mtinkheni Munthali
Email: Agness.Munthali(at)fes-southafrica.org
Phone: +27 (0) 11 341 0270

Speakers include

• Hon Judge Albie Sachs
  Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
• Adv Thuli Madonsela
  Public Protector South Africa
• Hon Judge Johann van der Westhuizen
  Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
• Justice Sisi Khampepe
  Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
• Hon Nkosi Sango Patekile Holomisa, MP
  Deputy Minister of Labour
• Hon John Jeffrey, MP
  Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
• Hon Zak Yacoob
  Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa and Researcher
• Nomboniso Gasa
  Analyst and Freelance Writer on Gender, Political and Cultural Issues
• Hon Thandi Modise
  Chairperson, National Council of Provinces
• Prof Hugh Corder
  Professor of Public Law, University of Cape Town
• Prof Leon Wessels
  Honorary Professor of International Law, North West University
• Mac Maharaj
  Former Presidential Spokesperson
• Prof Penny Andrews
  Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town
• Dr Sandra Liebenberg
  H.F. Oppenheimer Chair in Human Rights Law, University of Stellenbosch
• Dr Aninka Claassens
  Director, Centre for Law and Society, University of Cape Town
• Dr Nomalanga Mkhize
  Lecturer, Dept of History, Rhodes University
• Prof Nico Steytler
  South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law and Policy
• Prof Hans-Peter Schneider
• Mayor David Ramokgopa
  Mayor, Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
• Dr Reinhard Gaier
  Judge, Federal Consitutional Court of Germany
• Dr Nicolas Haysom
  Special Representative for the UN, Afghanistan
• Prof Herta Däubler-Gmelin
  Former Member of Parliament and Chair of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Assistance Committee of the German Parliament
• Prof Lourens M. Du Plessis
  Research Professor, Faculty of Law, North West University