Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments: A Critical Assessment Of The 1996 South African Constitution's Influence
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- Synopsis
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The 1996 South African Constitution was promulgated on 18th December 1996 and came into effect on 4th February 1997. Its aspirational provisions promised to transform South Africa's economy and society along non-racial and egalitarian lines.
Following the twentieth anniversary of its enactment, this book, co-edited by Rosalind Dixon and Theunis Roux, examines the triumphs and disappointments of the Constitution. It explains the arguments in favor of the Constitution being replaced with a more authentically African document, untainted by the necessity to compromise with ruling interests predominant at the end of apartheid. Others believe it remains a landmark attempt to create a society based on social, economic, and political rights for all citizens, and that its true implementation has yet to be achieved. This volume considers whether the problems South Africa now faces are of constitutional design or implementation, and analyses the Constitution's external influence on constitutionalism in other parts of the world.
Provides a comprehensive, wide-lens view of the achievements and challenges of South African constitutionalism twenty years on.
Covers a range of thematic areas including social and economic rights, gender equality, education, and policing.
Brings together South African constitutional experts and international comparativists to consider the Constitution's influence in both South Africa and other parts of the world.
- Copyright:
- 2018
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 225 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108244657
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781108415330, 9781108415330
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 06/15/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Cambridge University Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.