No willing buyer, willing seller in the Constitution - Albie Sachs
Pretoria - There is no willing buyer, willing seller provision in relation to land redistribution in the Constitution, former Justice Albie Sachs said.
Sachs, one of the chief architects of the Constitution, said there was no defence of existing property rights in the Constitution.
"We knew land is central, emotional with blood and history - it's vital for food security. The most hotly debated constitutional section was the property clause. We fought and debated over every clause and every word," he said.
Sachs was speaking at the Oliver Tambo centenary talks at Freedom Park in Pretoria.
He said the only protection of property was indirect and arbitrary.