CATHERINE ADCOCK, Duke University Faculty of Law
Professor Catherine Adcock is a professor at Duke University School of Law.

PENELOPE ANDREWS, City University of New York Law School
Professor Penelope Andrews is a professor at the City University of New York Law School at Queens College. She obtained an LLB degree from the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa, and an LLM degree from Columbia University School of Law. She was an associate in law at the Legal Resources Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. She received the Chamberlain Fellowship in Legislation during which she researched labour relations in South Africa, and she has published articles on topic which include affirmative action, human rights, and gender in South Africa.

MICHAEL ASIMOW, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Professor Michael Asimow is a profesor at the University of California at Los Anglese School of Law. He obtained a B.S. dgree from UCLA and a LLB from the University of California at Berkeley. He is on the Council of the Administrative Law Section of the ABA and a consultant for the Adminstrative Conference of the United States.

ANNALI CHRISTELLE BASSON, University of South Africa Faculty of Law
Prof Annali Basson is a professor of Labour Law at the University of South Africa. She obtained a BLC and LLB from the University of Pretoria and a LLD from the University of South Africa. She is an advocate of the Supreme Court of South Africa, an ad-hoc member of the Industrial Court of South Africa, a Commissioner of the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration, and founder and chairperson of the recently established Gender Research Unit in Law at the University of South Africa.

THE HONOURABLE DION BASSON, Labour Court of South Africa
Judge Dion Basson was appointed to the Bench of the newly created Labour Court of South Africa in November of 1996. He obtained BA and LLB degrees at the University of Pretoria and holds two doctorate degrees in Constitutional Law from the University of South Africa and the University of Pretoria. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Judge Basson was a Professor of Public Law and Director of the Centre for Public Law Research at the University of Pretoria. He has published widely in the constitutional and human rights areas of the law, notably his books South African Constitutional Law (1988) and Notes on the Interim Constitution (1995). He was an advisor for the Multi-Party Negotiating Process and technical advisor to the Constitutional Assembly.

MARGARET A. BURNHAM, Burnham & Hunes (Boston); MIT Political Science Department
Margaret A. Burnham is currently faculty member in Political Science at Massachusetts Institute of Tecnology and maintains a private law practice, Burnham & Hines in Boston. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and Tougaloo College in Mississippi. She served as the first black woman judge in Massachusetts in 1977 and resigned from that position to become the Director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers. In 1993, President Nelson Mandela appointed Burnham to serve with jurists from Zimbabwe and South Africa on an international human rights panel investigating human rights abuses alleged to have been committed by the African National Congress. She is also a board member of the Institute for Affirmative Action, the Development Fund for South Africa, and the Brookline Foundation.

THE HONOURABLE FIROZ CACHALIA, Leader of the House, Guateng Province Legislature
Firoz Cachalia is a member of the ANC and Leader of the House in the Gauteng Legislature. He has an Arts degree (B.A. Hons.) and a Law degree (LLB) from the University of Witwatersand. In 1985, he obtained an M.A. in Law from the University of Michigan and is current for a Higher Diploma in Company Law at Wits University. He has served as secretary of the Benoni Student Movement, President of the Black Students’ Society at Wits, secretary of the Actionville Rents Action Committee, and Vice President of the Transvaal Indian Congress.

HALTON CHEADLE, Advocate (Johannesburg, South Africa); Centre for Applied Legal Studies

STEPHEN J. ELLMANN, New York Law School
Professor Stephen Ellman is a professor of law at New York Law School. He obtained a B.A. and J.D. from Harvard University. He formerly served as an associate professor at Columbia University and a staff attorney at the Southern Poverty Law Center. He serves as Co-editor-in-chief of the Clinical Law Review and has published articles focusing on constitution making in South Africa. He is the organizer and co-chair of the South Africa Reading Group of the New York Area. He also served as a Panelist in May 1996 panel on “South Africa’s Final Constitution” organized by the South African-American Organization, a panelist in May 1996 panel on “South African Integration: Political Will and the Constitution” at the New School for Social Research, and a roundtable member of the Southern African Workshop sponsored by Yale’s Council on African Studies.

GERHARD ERASMUS, University of Stellenbosch Faculty of Law
Professor Erasmus currently serves as faculty at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, where he lectures on Comparative Constitutional Law and International Human Rights Law. He received his education from Blooemfontein University (LLB), Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, (M.A.), and the Rijksununiversiteit, Leiden, Netherlands (LLD). Mr. Erasmus is also a member of the editorial board for the South African Yearbook of International Law and South African Journal of Human Rights. In 1994, he was placed on the shortlist of nominees for a position as Judge for the new South African Constitutional Court. He has also served as a technical advisor to the Namibian Constitutional Assembly in 1990; to the Malawian new constitution in 1994; and to the South African Constitutional Assembly in 1995-96. Most recently, Mr. Erasmus assisted in drafting the Western Cape Provincial Constitution.

CHRISTOPHER A. FORD, Shea & Gardner, Washington, D.C.
Chistopher A. Ford is an associate at Shea &Gardner. He obtained a AB from Harvard College, a D.Phil from Oxford University, and a JD from Yale University.

KARTHY GOVENDER, University of Natal at Durban Faculty of Law, South Africa Human Rights Commission
Karthy Govender is a member of the faculrty of law and the University of Natal-Durban and a practicing advocate. He also was recently appointed to the South African Human Rights Commission. His publications include works on the culture of democracy, the bill of rights, and administrative law.

MOJANKU GUMBI, Legal Advisor to the Executive Deputy President of South Africa
Mojanku Gumbi is currently the legal advisor to Deputy President T. Mbeki. She obtained an LLB from the University of Witwatersrand and a B.Proc from the University of the North in Sovenga, Pietersburg. She has served as National Director of the Black Lawyers Association Legal Education Centre, member of the Legal Working Group: Women’s National Coalition, and Director on the Women’s Development Bank.

PETER HAMMER, University of Michigan Faculty of Law
Professor Peter Hammer is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He is a graduate from Gonzaga University and the University of Michigan, where he earned a law degree as well as a doctorate in ecomonics. he practiced antitrust and healthcare law for several years before returning to Michigan to join the faculty. His research interests focus on health care markets. He has also been heavily involved in establishing a public defender program in Cambodia.

NICHOLAS HAYSOM, Legal Advisor to the President of South Africa
Nicholas Haysom is the Legal Advisor to the President of South Africa.

YALE KAMISAR, University of Michigan Faculty of Law
Professor Yale Kamisar is the Clarence Darrow Distinguished Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. He is a graduate of New York University and Columbia Law School. He is author of Police Interrogation and Confessions: Essays in Law and Policy and co-author of Criminal Justice in Our Time and The Supreme Court: Trends and Developments. He wrote the chaper on constitutional criminal procedure for bothThe Burger Court: The Counter-Revolution That Wasn’t and The Burger Years. He is also co-author of two widely used casebooks: Modern Criminal Procedure: Cases, Comments & Questions and Constitutional Law: Cases, Comments & Questions.

HEINZ KLUG, University of Wisconsin Law School
Professor Heinz Klug is a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School.

NOBUO KUMAMOTO, President, Hokkaigakuen University, Sapporo, Japan
Nobou Kumamoto is the President of Hokkaigakuen University in Sapporo, Japan. He obtained an LLB from Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan and an LLM degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author and/or editor of the following books: The Principle of Separation Between Church and State in the USA (Japanese), Current Problems of Administrative Procedure (Japanese), Environmental Law and Policy in the Pacific Basin, and Water Management and Environmental Protection in Asia and Pacific. He is a member of the Hapan Pubic Law Society, the Japan Comparative law Society, and the Japanese American Society Legal Studies.

SANDY LIEBENBERG, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape; Technical Advisor to the Constitutional Assembly

TULI MADONFELA, Deputy Director, Planning Unit, South Africa Ministry of Justice
Tuli Madonfela is the Deptuy Director for the Planning Unit of the South Africa Ministry of Justice. He is a former researcher at the Centre of Applied Legal Studies in Johannesburg.

THE HONOURABLE MAVIVI MANZINI, Member of Parliament, South Africa National Assembly
Ms. Mavini Manzini is currently a Member of Parliament, South Africa Assembly. She is Parliamentary Councillor to the Executive Deputy President. She is a member the ANC National Executive Committee and secretary of the Constitutional Committee. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from both the University of the North and the University of Zambia. She also obtained a Masters Degree in Development Studies with a specialization on Women and Development at the Institute of Social Studies in Hague. She served on the ANC Constitutional Negotiating Team in 1993-94, was also a member of the National Executive Committee of the ANC Women’s League in 1981-95, and was a founding member of the Women’s National Coalition.

GAY MCDOUGALL, Executive Director of the International Human Rights Law Group; South Africa Independent Electoral Commission
Gay McDougall is the Executive Director of the International Human Rights Law Group and a member of the South Africa Independent Electoral Commission.

THE HONOURABLE ROELF MEYER, Secretary General of the National Party, South Africa
Roelf Meyer was appointed Secretary General of the National Party in March 1996 in which capacity he also serves as chief constitutional negotiator for the National Party as well as chairperson of the NP Assembly caucus and Deputy Leader of the National Assembly. He obtained his B.Comm and LLB degrees from the University of the Orange Free State. He served as Deputy Minister of Law and Order and subsequently of Constitutional Development from 1986 to 1991, Minister of Defense and of Communication from 1991 to 1992, and Minister of Constitutional Development and of Communication from 1992 to 1994. In thelatter capacity her served as the Government’s Chief Negotiator at the Multi-Party Negotiating Forum in Keyton Park. He was Minister of Provincial Affairs and Constitutional Development in the Government of National Unity.

KGOMOTSO MOROKA, Advocate (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Kgomotso Moroka is a practicing advocate and member of the Johannesburg Society of Advocates. She obtained a B. Proc from the University of the North and an LLB degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also was a member of the Judicial Services Commission, a member of Committee for the Restructuring of Social Security: Department of Welfare, and a member of the Technical Committee on discrimination at the Multi-Party negotiations held at Kempton Park. She served on the National Executive for the Black Lawyers Association.

TSHEPO MOSIKATSANA, University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Law
Professor Tshepo Moikatsana is a professor of law at the University of Witswatersand. He obtained a B.A. in Law from NUL, an M.A. from Regina, and LLB from Ottawa. His major research interest is children and the law, with a particular interest in child welfare policy. He has contributed to a Canadian publication on Child Custody Law and Practice. A recent publication addresses the current South African debate on transracial adoption: “Transracial Adoptions: Are We Learning the Right Lessons from the Americans and Canadians? A Reply to Professors Joubert and Zaal.”

ZIYAD MOTALA, Howard University School of Law
Professor Motala is currently a visiting professor of Law at Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. He has also served as a Visiting Professor of Law at Chicago Kent College of Law and Northwestern University School of Law. He has published numerous articles and books regarding constitutional development, human rights, and socio-economic rights in South Africa. He has also spoken at several meetings and symposia on human rights, international law, and South Africa.

CHRISTINA MURRAY, University of Cape Town Faculty of Law
Professor Christina Murray is a professor at the Unversity of Cape Town Faculty of Law. She is a graduate of the University of Stellenbosch and completed her LLM at the University of Michigan where she concentrated on American constitutional law. She is co-author of the latest edition of Farlam and Hathaway on Contract, but, overall, her research focuses on human rights issues. She ia a founding editor of the South African Jounal on Human Rights and her published work includes articles on international humanitariam law, refugee law, rape in marriage and polygamy. In 1994, she was appointed to a panel of seven constitutional experts to advise the South African Constitutional Assembly in the drafting of South Africa’s new constitution.

TORU NAKAJIMA, Chuo-Gakuin University Faculty of Law, Chiba, Japan

THE HONOURABLE BULELANI NGCUKA, Deputy Chairperson, National Council of Provinces
The Honourable Bulelani Ngcuka is currently Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces. He obtain a B. Proc from the University of Fort Hare, a LLB from the University of South Africa, and a Masters degree in International Relations from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland. He formerly served as Chief Whip of the African National Congress in the South Africa Senate, member of the Constitutional Assembly, Chairperson of the Joint Committee of the Human Rights Commission, member of the Judicial Service Committee, and Chairperson of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the new constitution.

BALAKRISHNAN RAJAGOPAL, Former Field Officer, United Nations Centre for Human Rights, Cambodia
Balakrishnan Rajagopal is SJD Candidate at Harvard University Law School. He is a former member of the United Nations Center for Human Rights in Cambodia.

MEDARD RWELAMIRA, Legal Advisor to the Minister, South Africa Ministry of Justice
Professor Rwelamira currently serves as Chief Consultant and Advisor to the Minister of Justice for the Republic of South Africa. Additionally, he teaches law at the University of Western Cape, works as a consultant for the University of Western Capešs Community Peace Foundation and the University of Lundšs Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in Sweden, andwas Head of Delegation to Chile and Bolivia on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa. He obtained an LLB at University of Dar Salaam and an LL.M and a J.S.D. at Yale University. Mr. Rwelamira has written numerous books and articles on related to human rights and refugee policies in Southern Africa.

PANSY TLAKULA, South Africa Human Rights Commission

HOWARD VENABLE, Sidley & Austin (New York)
Howard Venable is an associate with Sidley & Austin. He obtained a JD from Yale University.

LORRAINE WEINRIB, University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Professor Lorraine Weinbrib is a professor on the Faculty of Law and the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. She was previously Deputy Director of Constiutional Law and Policy for the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. She was a member of several of the committees which drafted the Canadian Charter.

THE HONOURABLE LEON WESSELS, Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly, Member of the South Africa Senate
Leon Wessels served as Deputy Chairperson of the Constitutional Assembly and an elected member of Parliament for the National Party. He obtained his LLB from the University of Potchefstroom. He is the former Minister of Planning, Provincial Affairs, and National Housing, former Minister of Manpower, former Minister of Law and Order, and former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Z. M. YACOOB, Advocate (Durban, South Africa); Advisor to the Constitutional Assembly; South Africa Independent Electoral Commission
Z. M. Yacoob is an practicing advocate in Durban, South Africa. He obtained a LLB degree at the University of Durban-Westville. He served on the Executive of the Natal Indian Congress from 1981 to 1991 and the Technical Committee of Fundamental Rights of the Multi-party Negotiating Process in 1993. He also was commissioner for the Independent Electoral Commission in 1994, and he advised the Constitutional Assembly as a member of a Panel of Independent Constitutional Experts.