South Africa - The Battle Over the Constitution

List of contents

Part 1: Rivalling Realities. 1. Introduction. 2. Obstacles to Democratic Consolidation. Part 2: The Quest for Solutions. 3. Constitutions and Constitutionalism. 4. The Justice Model: Human Rights and Distributive Justice. 5. Consociational Models: Power-Sharing for Stability. Part 3: Assessing the Contenders. 6. Methodological Critique: Valid Models for South Africa? 7. Normative Acceptability. 8. Practical Feasibility. Part 4: The 'Final' Constitution. 9. Constitutional Compromises. 10. Dynamics of Constitution-Making and Constitutionalism.

Summary

Originally published in 1997, South Africa: The Battle over the Constitution analyses rivaling positions in the South African constitutional debate from the early 1990s, via the 1993 interim constitution to the adoption and certification of the new, 'Final' Constitution in December 1996.

Additional text

’This is an unusual and thought provoking book...’ Ethnic and Racial Studies

Product details

• Authors: Siri Gloppen, Gloppen Siri
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367146368
• ISBN: 978-0-367-14636-8
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Public law, administrative procedural law, constitutional procedural law; LAW / General, LAW / Constitutional, Republic of South Africa, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, History of constitution and comparative constitutional law