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Acta Academica
versión On-line ISSN 2415-0479
versión impresa ISSN 0587-2405
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SHAI, Isaac. Radical transformation and the limits of law. Acta acad. (Bloemfontein, Online) [online]. 2019, vol.51, n.1, pp.144-162. ISSN 2415-0479. http://dx.doi.org/10.18820/24150479/aa51i1.8.
This article evaluates the capacity of law and thus transformative constitutionalism to bring about radical transformation in South Africa. It is argued that the structural limits of law constrain the capacity of law and constitutionalism to bring about radical transformation in South Africa. Niklas Luhmann's systems theoretical approach is used to explore the limits of law. The article cautions against the unbridled bestowing of the reconstruction of South Africa on legal and constitutional mechanisms.
Palabras clave : Radical transformation; transformative constitutionalism; systems theory; constitutional reflexivity; normative closure.