Transformative Constitutionalism and Socio-Economic Rights

This keynote lecture opened our two-day workshop on Adjudicating Socio-Economic Rights, and addressed the relationship between the entrenchment and enforceability of socio-economic rights in South Africa.

Chief Justice Langa argued that the Constitution is best understood as a manifesto for positive transformation towards an equal society.

Audio of Chief Justice's lecture
(50 minutes)

Watch Chief Justice Langa's lecture 
(Part 1 - 25 minutes)

Watch Chief Justice Langa's lecture 
(Part 2 - 25 minutes)

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