The realisation of the socio-economic rights is the key mechanism by which to heal the
wounds of the Apartheid past and fulfil the promise of the Preamble of the Constitution to achieve social justice and enable people to realise their full potential. The South African Constitution contains the promise of access to socio-economic rights for all, but enjoyment of a right is what really matters.
Full document: Moving Beyond the Legal to a Political and Social Definition – Contextualising Progressive Realisation2
