ABSTRACT
Constitutional law is concerned with the role and powers of the institutions within the state and with the relationship between the citizen and the state. The constitution is a living, dynamic organism which at any point in time will reflect the moral and political values of the people it governs, and, accordingly, the law of the constitution must be appreciated within the socio-political context in which it operates. In lay terms, a constitution is a set of rules which governs an organisation. Every organisation, whether social club, trade union or nation state, which has defined objectives and departments or offices established to accomplish those objectives, needs a constitution to define the powers, rights and duties of the organisation’s members. A written constitution is one contained within a single document or a series of documents, with or without amendments, defining the basic rules of the state.
