Conflictual Democracy and the South African Constitution - Dignity, Equality, and Freedom

Human dignity, equality, and freedom are central to the South African Constitution. This book examines these values through a conflictual democratic lens, which views conflict, power, and disagreement as constitutive of democracy. The book will be an important read for researchers of constitutional law and critical legal theory.

Table des matières

Introduction 1: Democracy and the turn to values 2: Reimagining democracy 3: Towards a conflictual democratic reading of dignity, equality, and freedom 4: Human dignity: enunciating universals 5: Equality: contesting hierarchy and discrimination 6: Towards new imaginaries of freedom Conclusion

A propos de l'auteur

Henk Botha is a Professor in the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.

Résumé

Human dignity, equality, and freedom are central to the South African Constitution. This book examines these values through a conflictual democratic lens, which views conflict, power, and disagreement as constitutive of democracy. The book will be an important read for researchers of constitutional law and critical legal theory.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Henk Botha, Botha Henk
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 02.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032773216
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3277321-6
• Pages: 244
• Thème: Routledge Contemporary South Africa
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Géographie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Ethnic Studies, Sociology, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Civil Law, LAW / Public, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Civil Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, LAW / Election Law, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Judicial Branch, LAW / Government / General, Systems of law, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Southern Africa, Political structures: democracy, Organizational theory & behaviour, Public Administration, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Legal History, Regional / International studies, African History, Social Law, Human rights, civil rights, Organizational theory and behaviour, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general, Social law and Medical law, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies