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Constitutional rights in two worlds :South Africa and the United States /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	342.6808/5
書名/作者:	Constitutional rights in two worlds : : South Africa and the United States // Mark S. Kende.
作者:	Kende, Mark S.,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
附註:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
標題:	Human rights - South Africa.
標題:	Constitutional law - South Africa.
標題:	Human rights - United States.
標題:	Constitutional law - United States.
ISBN:	9780511576010 (ebook)
內容註:	Introduction -- History and background -- The death penalty -- Gender equality -- Gay rights -- Affirmative action -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of religion -- Socioeconomic rights -- Final thoughts.
摘要、提要註:	The South African Constitutional Court has issued internationally prominent decisions abolishing the death penalty, enforcing socio-economic rights, allowing gay marriage and promoting equality. These decisions are striking given the country's apartheid past and the absence of a grand human rights tradition. By contrast, the US Supreme Court has generally ruled more conservatively on similar questions. This book examines the Constitutional Court in detail to determine how it has functioned during South Africa's transition and compares its rulings to those of the US Supreme Court on similar rights issues. The book also analyzes the scholarly debate about the Constitutional Court taking place in South Africa. It furthermore addresses the arguments of those international scholars who have suggested that constitutional courts do not generally bring about social change. In the end, the book highlights a transformative pragmatic method of constitutional interpretation - a method the US Supreme Court could employ.
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511576010

Constitutional rights in two worlds :South Africa and the United States /
Kende, Mark S.,1960-

Constitutional rights in two worlds :South Africa and the United States /Mark S. Kende. - 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Introduction -- History and background -- The death penalty -- Gender equality -- Gay rights -- Affirmative action -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of religion -- Socioeconomic rights -- Final thoughts.

The South African Constitutional Court has issued internationally prominent decisions abolishing the death penalty, enforcing socio-economic rights, allowing gay marriage and promoting equality. These decisions are striking given the country's apartheid past and the absence of a grand human rights tradition. By contrast, the US Supreme Court has generally ruled more conservatively on similar questions. This book examines the Constitutional Court in detail to determine how it has functioned during South Africa's transition and compares its rulings to those of the US Supreme Court on similar rights issues. The book also analyzes the scholarly debate about the Constitutional Court taking place in South Africa. It furthermore addresses the arguments of those international scholars who have suggested that constitutional courts do not generally bring about social change. In the end, the book highlights a transformative pragmatic method of constitutional interpretation - a method the US Supreme Court could employ.

ISBN: 9780511576010 (ebook)Subjects--Corporate Names:

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South Africa.
Constitutional Court.Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Human rights
--South Africa.

LC Class. No.: K3240 / .K453 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 342.6808/5

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