An Agenda for Constitutional Reform

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify aspects of Botswana's Constitution that need to be reviewed in order to keep pace with the international human rights culture and also to deepen democracy in Botswana. A few areas have been identified for a brief discussion. This does not mean that these are the only areas that need to be reviewed. There are many others. The selected areas are, in the view of the author, amongst the most pressing. These areas are: electoral, gender, labour, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and entrenchment of socio-economic rights in the constitution. Where appropriate this article suggests the way forward.