The Resource The politics of principle : the first South African Constitutional Court, 1995-2005, Theunis Roux, (electronic resource)
The politics of principle : the first South African Constitutional Court, 1995-2005, Theunis Roux, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- "Under its first chief justice, Arthur Chaskalson, the South African Constitutional Court built an unrivalled reputation in the comparative constitutional law community for technically accomplished and morally enlightened decision-making. At the same time, the Court proved remarkably effective in asserting its institutional role in post-apartheid politics. While each of these accomplishments is noteworthy in its own right, the Court's simultaneous success in legal and political terms demands separate investigation. Drawing on and synthesising various insights from judicial politics and legal theory, this study offers an interdisciplinary explanation for the Chaskalson Court's achievement. Rather than a purely political strategy of the kind modelled by rational choice theorists, the study argues that the Court's achievement is attributable to a series of adjudicative strategies in different areas of law. In combination, these strategies allowed the Court to satisfy institutional norms of public reason-giving while at the same time avoiding political attack"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 433 pages)
- Contents
-
- 1. The Chaskalson Court's achievement
- 2. A conceptual framework for assessing the performance of constitutional courts
- 3. Operationalising the conceptual framework to explain the Court's achievement
- 4. The political context for judicial review, 1995-2005
- 5. Constraints and opportunities: the law/politics distinction in South African legal-professional culture
- 6. Death, desire and discrimination: the Chaskalson Court between constitutional and positive morality
- 7. Social rights
- 8. Property rights
- 9. Political rights
- 10. Cross-cutting strategies
- Isbn
- 9781139005081
- Label
- The politics of principle : the first South African Constitutional Court, 1995-2005
- Title
- The politics of principle
- Title remainder
- the first South African Constitutional Court, 1995-2005
- Statement of responsibility
- Theunis Roux
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Under its first chief justice, Arthur Chaskalson, the South African Constitutional Court built an unrivalled reputation in the comparative constitutional law community for technically accomplished and morally enlightened decision-making. At the same time, the Court proved remarkably effective in asserting its institutional role in post-apartheid politics. While each of these accomplishments is noteworthy in its own right, the Court's simultaneous success in legal and political terms demands separate investigation. Drawing on and synthesising various insights from judicial politics and legal theory, this study offers an interdisciplinary explanation for the Chaskalson Court's achievement. Rather than a purely political strategy of the kind modelled by rational choice theorists, the study argues that the Court's achievement is attributable to a series of adjudicative strategies in different areas of law. In combination, these strategies allowed the Court to satisfy institutional norms of public reason-giving while at the same time avoiding political attack"--
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- provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Roux, Theunis
- Dewey number
- 347.68035
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Cambridge studies in constitutional law
- Series volume
- 6
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- South Africa
- Constitutional courts
- Constitutional law
- South Africa
- Label
- The politics of principle : the first South African Constitutional Court, 1995-2005, Theunis Roux, (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
- 1. The Chaskalson Court's achievement -- 2. A conceptual framework for assessing the performance of constitutional courts -- 3. Operationalising the conceptual framework to explain the Court's achievement -- 4. The political context for judicial review, 1995-2005 -- 5. Constraints and opportunities: the law/politics distinction in South African legal-professional culture -- 6. Death, desire and discrimination: the Chaskalson Court between constitutional and positive morality -- 7. Social rights -- 8. Property rights -- 9. Political rights -- 10. Cross-cutting strategies
- Control code
- CR9781139005081
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 433 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
- 9781139005081
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file(s).
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)833768688
- Label
- The politics of principle : the first South African Constitutional Court, 1995-2005, Theunis Roux, (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
- 1. The Chaskalson Court's achievement -- 2. A conceptual framework for assessing the performance of constitutional courts -- 3. Operationalising the conceptual framework to explain the Court's achievement -- 4. The political context for judicial review, 1995-2005 -- 5. Constraints and opportunities: the law/politics distinction in South African legal-professional culture -- 6. Death, desire and discrimination: the Chaskalson Court between constitutional and positive morality -- 7. Social rights -- 8. Property rights -- 9. Political rights -- 10. Cross-cutting strategies
- Control code
- CR9781139005081
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 433 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
- 9781139005081
- 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)833768688
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