albie sachs is another survivor, but one of a different kind.survived imprisonment, exile, and being blown up by the country's security forces, and he helped write the posta pa rtheid constitution. he thinks it is one of the world's best — so why do others, especially the young, say that the constitution is against us, especially if you're poor? albie sachs, welcome to hardtalk. you defended black south africans under apartheid laws. you were imprisoned under those laws yourself. you then helped write the most fundamental law of all, the constitution for postapartheid south africa, and then sat on the constitutional court to enforce that constitution. is there enough respect, do you think, for the law in south africa today? it is so fascinating to watch, because the law is playing a central role in our country. the more disrespect there is for it, the more respect there is for the way it's responding. i have been off the constitutional court now for six or seven years, so i'm not bragging about myself, it's my colleagues, another generation. i t