The constitution of south africa a contextual analysisconstitutional systems of the world heinz klug hart publishing south africas 1996 final constitution is widely recognised as the crowning achievement of the countrys dramatic transition to democracy this transition. The constitution of south africa a contextual analysis constitutional systems of the world author heinz klug publisher bloomsbury publishing 2010 isbn 1847317413 9781847317414 length 311. This book presents the south african constitution in its historical and social context providing students and teachers of constitutional law and politics an invaluable resource through which to understand the emergence development and continuing application of the supreme law of south africa. The constitution of south africa book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers south africas 1996 afinal constitution is widely recogn. The constitution of south africa calls itself a contextual analysis of the south african constitution basically its a meditation on the pivotal role played by democratic constitutionalism in resolving the crisis of apartheid and framing a new polity able maybe to overcome south africas legacy of inequality and deprivation