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Offers new insights into the struggle against Apartheid, and the poverty and inequality that instigated political resistance.
Practical, theoretical and historical approach to constitutional rights to property in Commonwealth countries.
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
"This book is concerned to assess, and to draw some of the implications of, the legal developments of these last dozen or so years, specifically as they speak to issues of constitutionalism, dealing with the past, and the rule of law."--Introduction.
"Bishop Paul Verryn knew he had a problem when xenophobic violence erupted in May 2008 and the threat of it spreading to Central Methodist Church in downtown Johannesburg became very real. There were over a thousand migrants living in the church ... Verryn's open door policy had plenty of critics, both from within and outside the Church ..."--Back cover.
Uses a single-country case study to enrich research on the role of constitutional courts in new democracies.
Shows how judges work in a deliberative fashion with aligned political parties to re-interpret legal and constitutional text.
In most post-conflict states, a strong level of legal pluralism is the norm, particularly in regions of Africa and Asia where between eighty and ninety per cent of disputes are resolved through non-state legal mechanisms. The international community, in particular the United Nations, persistently drives the re-establishment of the rule of law in war-torn areas where, traditionally, customary law is prevalent. Laura Grenfell traces the international community's evolving understanding of the rule of law in such regions and explores the implications of strong legal pluralism for the rule-of-law enterprise. Using the comparative examples of two unique case studies, South Africa and Timor-Leste, Promoting the Rule of Law in Post-Conflict States provides insight into the relationship between the rule of law and legal pluralism. Alongside these studies, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to the conceptual framework of the rule of law in the context of approaches taken by the international community.
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An assessment of the transitional processes aimed at creating a stable and just society in South Africa.