Rights and Constitutionalism - The New South African Legal Order (Hardcover)

This major work written by prominent South African academics is an introduction to the new constitutional order in South Africa. It places fundamental rights as affirmed in Chapter 3 of the South African Constitution in a comparative and international context. The authors draw heavily on the constitutional experience of countries such as Canada, India, Germany, and the United States, which greatly influenced the drafting of Chapter 3 of the Constitution. The study is shaped by principles that form the foundation of the new order: the supremacy of the Constitution, the notion of a democratic constitutional state, and the judicial protection of fundamental rights. The book is divided into four parts. The first deals with constitutionalism, democracy, and constitutional interpretation. The second part provides an examination of the historical background of the 1993 Constitution and a description of the principal features of the Constitution. The third part contains an analysis of the key fundamental rights which constitutes the main purpose of the study. Detailed treatment is given to civil and political rights, social and economic rights, the concepts of equality and administrative justice, and the circumstances in which limitations may be imposed on rights. A separate chapter is devoted to the international protection of human rights as directed by Section 35(1) of the Constitution. The final part comprises a bibliography of the works cited in the text following the sequence of the chapters. This is a book which will be of interest to all constitutional law specialists and to many political scientists, particularly those with an interest in constitutionalism and constitutional litigation.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 1996
Editors:	Dawid van Wyk (Professor of Law) • John Dugard (Professor of Law) • Bertus De Villiers (Head of the Centre for Constitutional Analysis) • Dennis Davis (Director of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies; Professor of Law)
Dimensions:	246 x 168 x 45mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	774
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-826225-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Constitution, government & the state Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Constitutional & administrative law > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General
LSN:	0-19-826225-6
Barcode:	9780198262251

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