African Ubuntu and South African Constitutionalism: Constructing a New Legal Culture
When: Friday, April 17, 2009 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: John Hope Franklin Center 240
Description: African Ubuntu and South African Constitutionalism, a public conversation between Justice Yvonne Mokgoro (Constitutional Court of South Africa) and Jean and John Comaroff (University of Chicago) will explore what the term Ubuntu, a concept encapsulating values of African humanism, means in the context of the contemporary jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court. Reception to follow in Room 130 John Hope Franklin Center and Gallery space
Co-sponsors: Concilium on Southern Africa, Duke University Center for International Studies, Franklin Humanities Institute, Provost’s Office, Vice Provost for International Affairs and DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy
Contact Information: Joyce, Katie 681-1698
Categories: Lecture/Talk
