Why does Ruth Bader Ginsburg like the South African constitution so much?
 
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What makes the post-apartheid document, which came into effect in 1997, so unique, is its inclusion of positive rights.
from Foreign Policy,
2/6/12:

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is taking some heat from conservative blogs for this recent interview with Egypt’s Al-Hayat TV, (skip to 9:30) in which she suggests that the U.S. constitution might not be the best model for post-revolutionary Egypt. Here’s a summary from ABC: