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- The Dignity Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of South Africa: Cases and Materials, Volumes I & II
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Fordham University Press
- Series: Just Ideas
summary
Since the Second World War, dignity has increasingly been recognized as an important moral and legal value. Although important examples of dignity-based arguments can be found in western European and North American case law and legal theory, the dignity jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of South African is widely considered to be the most sweeping in the world. In part, this is related to the unique provisions of the South African Constitution in areas such as socioeconomic rights and allowing dignity to be taken into the sphere of economic justice as well as that of human rights. This book brings together the first sixteen years of constitutional jurisprudence addressing the meaning, role, and reach of dignity in the law of South Africa as a multiracial democracy. The case law is coupled with analysis from a range of selected contributors. The book will therefore be a crucial source for anyone seeking to evaluate dignity, whether in law or in human life more broadly.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-8
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Volume I
- Introduction
- pp. 3-20
- The Architecture of Dignity
- pp. 73-124
- Legal Cases (1995-2008)
- pp. 171-172
- Makwanyane
- pp. 173-228
- Soobramoney
- pp. 291-298
- Christian Education South Africa
- pp. 390-405
- Carmichele
- pp. 483-501
- Islamic Unity Convention
- pp. 537-547
- Jaftha and Van Rooyen
- pp. 653-665
- Van der Merwe
- pp. 795-806
- South African Broadcasting Corp.
- pp. 828-850
- Barkhuizen
- pp. 851-885
- Mec for Education
- pp. 886-919
- Index of Cases
- pp. 985-990
Additional Information
ISBN
9780823250301
Related ISBN(s)
9780823250080
MARC Record
OCLC
867740058
Pages
1184
Launched on MUSE
2013-10-21
Language
English
Open Access
No