The SADC Tribunal and regional integration

Keynote Address by the President of the SADC Tribunal

The keynote address was delivered on the occasion of the launch of the Yearbook Vol 8 (2008) of "Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa".

Church Leaders Declaration on Elections in Namibia

The declaration refers to the role of churches in society and stresses on the importance of free and fair, tolerant and non-violent elections.

Monitoring Regional Integration in Southern Africa

Yearbook Volume 8 - 2008

The Yearbooks have developed into key sources of information on regional integration in southern Africa. This Yearbook Vol 8 - 2008 provides crucial information on the status and the development of regional integration in SADC. It also serves as constructive stimulus to debate on regional integration and its potential to thrust forward the Southern African Development Community (SADC), even the continent itself.

Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Namibia

2nd Edition, with a Foreword by Norbert Lammert

The publication focuses on major aspects and the current condition of the management of the rule of law and the observance of basic human rights in Namibia, and attempts to critically analyse the sucesses and failures.

The genesis of the German Basic Law and what it means to be a "Republic"

Die Genese des Deutschen Grundgesetzes und was es bedeutet eine "Republik" zu sein

The presentation was delivered at a symposium on "60 Years of German Basic Law" in Windhoek/Namibia.

The Constitution of Namibia

The Constitution of Namibia

Free Download of the Constitution of Namibia

Parliament Journal

Volume 7 No 3

The Parliament of Namibia publishes - in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation - three times per annum the Parliament Journal. Topics of the recent publication (Vol. 7 No 3) are e.g. the election of the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Ben Gurirab, as the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (Jan 31, 2009)

Namibia Law Journal

Volume 1 Issue 1-2009

The publication of a national law journal as a forum for legal practitioners and academics to comment on and discuss issues of legal importance is an indispensable tool for the development of law and the maintanance of the rule of law in Namibia.

Calender 2009 on Elections in Namibia

Express your political choice

In 2009 elections of the National Assembly and the President of Namibia will be held. Elections enable citizens to express their political will. As an expression of political participation elections are the lifeblood of a democracy. By means of free and fair elections, citizens have the opportunity to legitimate their government.The promotion of democracy and democratic values are a central mandate of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation worldwide and in Namibia, where it has been operating since 1984 and has had an office since 1989.Many people do not know their own rights in the context of elections nor do they know about the procedure of elections or the tasks of the National Assembly and the President.In order to promote the knowledge about elections and encourage people to participate, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation developed a calendar for 2009 about the elections. The calendar provides information about how the National Assembly and the President are elected and about their constitutional tasks and duties. The calendar also contains facts about the Electoral Commission, Election Observers, Campaigning, Parties such as rights of Namibian citizens in the context of elections. Appealing cartoons explain how you can vote.The Konrad Adenauer Foundation has printed 15000 copies and distributes free copies through various institutions like the Office of the Ombudsman, the Anti-Corruption-Commission and the Electoral Commission. Interested persons may obtain a free copy at the office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in the Sanlam Center at the 11th floor, 154 Independence Avenue.

Angola´s Parliamentary Elections in 2008

A Country on its Way to One-Party-Democracy

This executive summary of a longer article (in German) published in the same volume of KAS Auslandsinformationen 10/2008 analyses the Parliamentary elections 2008 in Angola and states that they were partly free but certainly not fair.