The role of legislation in promoting equality: A South African expereince

Abstract

There is an ever-increasing reliance on the law as a route, or resource to implement desired change.' The law in this context is a complex aggregation of principles, norms, ideas, rules, practices and the activities of agencies of legislation, administration, adjudication and enforcement backed by political power and legitimacy. Despite this complexity, law is often seen as an entity separate from society and people talk about the law acting upon society, rather than the law as an aspect of society