Keywords
South Africa, multilingualism, constitutional law, language, rights, policy
Abstract
In this, the twenty-second annual Horace E. Read Memorial Lecture, Mr. Justice Albie Sachs reviews the efforts to resolve problems of multilingualism in the new Constitution of South Africa. Writing from experience in the constitution-making process, he reflects on the reality of eleven different languages in South Africa. He discusses the consequent problems of legislative strategy and linguistic rights and the appropriate balance amongst language rights, policy and practice.
Recommended Citation
Albie L. Sachs, "The Language Question in a Rainbow Nation: The South African Experience" (1997) 20:1 Dal LJ 5.
