The Resource Constitutional rights in two worlds : South Africa and the United States, Mark S. Kende, (electronic resource)
Constitutional rights in two worlds : South Africa and the United States, Mark S. Kende, (electronic resource)
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The item Constitutional rights in two worlds : South Africa and the United States, Mark S. Kende, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in European University Institute Library.
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- Summary
- 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.--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages)
- Contents
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- Introduction
- History and background
- The death penalty
- Gender equality
- Gay rights
- Affirmative action
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom of religion
- Socioeconomic rights
- Final thoughts
- Isbn
- 9780521171762
- Label
- Constitutional rights in two worlds : South Africa and the United States
- Title
- Constitutional rights in two worlds
- Title remainder
- South Africa and the United States
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark S. Kende
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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.--
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- 1960-
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- Kende, Mark S.
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Series statement
- Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- South Africa
- United States
- Human rights
- Constitutional law
- Human rights
- Constitutional law
- Label
- Constitutional rights in two worlds : South Africa and the United States, Mark S. Kende, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- History and background -- The death penalty -- Gender equality -- Gay rights -- Affirmative action -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of religion -- Socioeconomic rights -- Final thoughts
- Control code
- CR9780511576010
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521171762
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)496961830
- Label
- Constitutional rights in two worlds : South Africa and the United States, Mark S. Kende, (electronic resource)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- History and background -- The death penalty -- Gender equality -- Gay rights -- Affirmative action -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of religion -- Socioeconomic rights -- Final thoughts
- Control code
- CR9780511576010
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
- Isbn
- 9780521171762
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)496961830
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