Towards a post-conquest South Africa: Beyond the constitution of 1996

Mogobe Bernard Ramose

doi:10.1080/02587203.2018.1550937

Towards a post-conquest South Africa: Beyond the constitution of 1996

Mogobe Bernard Ramose^*

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Abstract

The purpose of this essay is to critique the constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 in the light of the just war doctrine. The critique of the constitution involves special attention to the putative acquisition but practical exercise of the ethically questionable ‘right of conquest’ and its consequences, especially in the epistemological, economic and political spheres. The thesis defended in this essay is that the multi-faced injustice of conquest in an unjust war is still an ethical exigency demanding remedies despite the enactment of the constitution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	326-341
Number of pages	16
Journal	South African Journal on Human Rights
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02587203.2018.1550937
Publication status	Published - 2 Sept 2018

Keywords

Colonialism
Constitution
Epistemic justice
Ethics
Just war
Right of conquest
Ubuntu

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