Albie Sachs

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Albie Sachs is a South African anti-apartheid activist, former Constitutional Court judge, and prominent human rights lawyer known for his role in shaping South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution.

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instanceOf Constitutional Court judge
anti-apartheid activist
human
human rights activist
judge
lawyer
appointedBy Nelson Mandela NERFINISHED
appointedTo Constitutional Court of South Africa NERFINISHED
awardReceived Alan Paton Award NERFINISHED
Order of Luthuli in Gold NERFINISHED
Tang Prize in Rule of Law NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth South Africa NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1935-01-30
educatedAt University of Cape Town NERFINISHED
University of London
endTime 2009 (service on Constitutional Court of South Africa)
ethnicGroup Jewish South African
familyName Sachs NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork anti-apartheid movement
constitutional law
human rights law
givenName Albert Louis NERFINISHED
hasPart art collection of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (as initiator and curator)
ideology anti-apartheid
constitutionalism
knownFor advocacy for human rights
helping draft South Africa’s post-apartheid constitution
jurisprudence on equality and human dignity
languageSpoken Afrikaans
English
memberOf African National Congress NERFINISHED
movement anti-apartheid movement
name Albie Sachs NERFINISHED
notableEvent survived a car-bomb attack by South African security forces in Mozambique in 1988
notableWork Justice in South Africa NERFINISHED
Protecting Human Rights in a New South Africa NERFINISHED
The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter NERFINISHED
The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law NERFINISHED
occupation judge
lawyer
university teacher
placeOfBirth Johannesburg NERFINISHED
positionHeld Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa
religion Judaism
residence Cape Town NERFINISHED
spouse Vanessa September NERFINISHED
startTime 1994 (appointment to Constitutional Court of South Africa)
workLocation Cape Town NERFINISHED
Johannesburg NERFINISHED
Maputo NERFINISHED

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Wallenberg Medal hasRecipient Albie Sachs