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Albie Sachs
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Albie Sachs

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Helping shape post-apartheid constitutional justice in South Africa.

Freedom Charter · Constitutional rights

Born
30 January 1935
Birthplace
Johannesburg

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Albie Sachs

Albie Sachs is a South African lawyer, writer and former Constitutional Court judge. His legal career grew from opposition to apartheid and a commitment to equal rights.

Early life

Early legal studies

Began law at the University of Cape Town at fifteen and entered practice at twenty-one.

Career

  1. 1950s

    Rights advocacy

    Defended people prosecuted under apartheid laws.

  2. 1960s

    Detention and exile

    Was detained before leaving South Africa.

  3. 1994

    Constitutional Court

    Was appointed to the country’s first Constitutional Court.

Selected work

Freedom Charter

Participated in the Congress of the People.

Constitutional rights

Helped interpret South Africa’s democratic constitution.

Beyond work

Art and architecture

Helped develop the Constitutional Court building and its art collection at Johannesburg’s former Old Fort Prison.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Constitutional Court biography ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Ram.eisenberg. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.