Reflections of my life journey, constitutional review in Botswana and African leadership challenges Pt 2

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Why Constitutions? Firstly, Constitutions provide the foundation for almost every nation’s legal system. A Constitution is a statement of values and embodies a contract between the government and the people of any nation.

Secondly, in many legal systems, Constitutions are superior to all other laws, making them critical tools for overturning discriminatory legislation.

For instance, in India, in 2017, the Supreme Court ruled that the traditional practice of “instant divorce” in Islamic marriages, which allowed men to legally divorce their wives by saying the Arabic word for divorce three times, violated the Constitution’s protection for gender equality.

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