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Albert (Albie) Sachs

South Africa, Government & Public Administration


Albert (Albie) Louis Sachs

Birth Details:

Date of Birth: 30-01-1935   Place of Birth: Johannesburg

In Brief

Professor Extraordinary: University of the Western Cape; Member: Constitutional Committee, African National Congress; Professor: Law School and in the Department of International Affairs at Columbia University, New York.; Director: Research, Ministry of Justice ;

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Current Position(s)

Professor Extraordinary - University of the Western Cape
(1992 - present)
Member - Constitutional Committee, African National Congress
(1990 - present)
Professor - Law School and in the Department of International Affairs at Columbia University, New York.
(1989 - present)
Director - Research, Ministry of Justice
(1983 - present)
Advocate - Cape Bar
(1957 - present)
Honorary Professor - Law Faculty, University of Cape Town
Founding Director - South Africa Constitution Studies Centre

Previous Position(s)

Member - National Executive, African National Congress
(1990 - 1994)
Law Professor and Legal Researcher - Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
(1977 - 1983)
Lecturer (Law) - University of Southampton, England
(1970 - 1977)

Higher Education

Honorary degree - William Mitchell College of Law
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Honorary degree - University of Antwerp
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Honorary degree - University of York (Toronto)
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Honorary degree - University of Southampton
Honorary Doctor of Laws
Qualification -
Advocate of High Court of South Africa (1957)
Degree - University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Arts
Degree - University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Laws
Degree - University of Sussex
Doctor of Philosophy (1971)

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