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Kemp, G. (2023). 'From Apartheid to Democracy in South Africa' In I. Czeguhn, J. Thiessen, (Eds.), Dictatorship, Democracy, and Transitional Justice in Global Legal History (1st ed., pp. 153-176)
Kemp, Gerhard. "From Apartheid to Democracy in South Africa". Dictatorship, Democracy, and Transitional Justice in Global Legal History, edited by Ignacio Czeguhn and Jan Thiessen, Duncker & Humblot, 2023, pp. 153-176.
Kemp, G. (2023): 'From Apartheid to Democracy in South Africa', in Czeguhn, I, Thiessen, J (eds.). Dictatorship, Democracy, and Transitional Justice in Global Legal History. Duncker & Humblot, pp. 153-176.
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Kemp, Gerhard

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Duncker & Humblot
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https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-58579-3.153
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Gerhard Kemp

Professor of Criminal Law, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

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Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Gerhard Kemp: From Apartheid to Democracy in South Africa 153
I. Introduction and Historical Background 153
II. The Chronology and Main Features of the Political Negotiations Between 1990 and 1993 158
1. The Pre-1990 Processes and Initiatives 158
2. The 2 February 1990 Speech and the Start of official Negotiations 159
3. The Referendum's Aftermath 160
4. The Multi-Party Negotiating Process 161
5. Adoption of an Interim Constitution 163
III. The Role of the Transitional Executive Council 163
IV. Democratic Elections and the Constitutional Assembly 165
V. The Government of National Unity 167
VI. The Adoption of the “Final” Constitution 169
VII. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 170
VIII. Concluding Remarks 176

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