This edition of Responsa Meridiana reflects the opinions of some of the finest young legal minds on a wide range of topics. The submissions selected for publication display their authors’ enterprise in tackling some important issues with deftness and enthusiasm. This is indicative of the South African law student’s attitude of engagement. In the light of a rapidly developing constitutional jurisprudence, students are called upon to voice their opinions in order to contribute to the improvement of our legal system and are trained to support the opinions they hold with exacting argument. True to this approach, the authors of the following essays illustrate why there is every reason to be excited about the influence this generation of law stud...