The Rural Women's Action Research Project at the Law, Race and Gender Research Unit invites you to a seminar by Sanele Sibanda. All are welcome!

The title of his presentation will be Not purpose-made! Transformative constitutionalism, post-independence constitutionalism and the struggle to eradicate poverty.

Date: 25 November 2011

Time: 12h30 - 14h30

Venue: Criminology Seminar Room, Level 6, Kramer Law Building, Middle Campus

Please RSVP to Sue Wright via e-mail or telephone (021 650 5906) by 24 November.

Light refreshments will be served.

Abstract provided by the presenter:

This article interrogates the relationship between constitutionalism and poverty eradication. Motivating this inquiry is the fact that in South African constitutional scholarship poverty eradication is not articulated as a benchmark or a measure to determine the ultimate success or failure of social transformation. By this the article makes the claim that within constitutional discourse engagement with poverty seems to be mainly confined to, and mediated through rights discourses rather than being seen as forming an integral part of the raison d