South African Constitutional Law Main Volume

Product Details:
Author(s):
J Brickhill; A Hassim; M Bishop; T Ngcukaitobi
Year Published:
2023
Edition
Original Service
Type:
Print | Loose-leaf
Language:
English
About this publication
In South Africa, the Constitution represents the turning point away from the abyss of bloody conflict. It recognises the need to fundamentally remake society and the crucial role that law plays in this enterprise. Although this work is a legal text, its subject matter – South Africa’s constitutional law – is more than just legal doctrine. Behind every case, policy, and legislative development, are the people and communities with the most at stake, contested political ideas and values, varied visions of the good life and human ‘being’, and our most profound hopes for the future.
Approximately 30 years after the Constitution, we believe that it is vital to have a new commentary on South African constitutional law that is contextualised, current, comprehensive and able to contribute to resolving contestation over constitutional questions, mindful of how our founding moment conditions our present and extends into the future. The Constitution belongs to all who live in the country and its interpretation is the product of social interactions. The text of this commentary will be authored by a wide range of contributors. They are leaders in their fields drawn from academia, legal practice, civil society, and government, and they will be broadly representative of South African society. Importantly, our approach to constitutional discourse is intergenerational. 
This work is self-consciously situated in contemporary South Africa, the African regional system, the Global South and the broader international community of constitutional scholarship. It is committed to comparativism and internationalism, with a particular awareness of South Africa’s rootedness in Africa.
Content
Original Service:
Chapter 8: Customary Law and the Constitution
Chapter 23: Privacy
Chapter 42: Education
Chapter 47: The Rights of Incarcerated and Detained Persons
 
Once complete, the full binder will include the following parts, encompassing 69 chapters:
Part I Constitutional History
Part II General Principles
Part III Bill Of Rights
Part IV Government
Part V State Institutions Supporting Constitutional Democracy
Part VI Security Services
Part VII Public Finance
Interest / Benefit to
Legal Practitioners
Constitutional Law practitioners
Constitutional Law academics
Judges
Magistrates
Government departments and officials
Law firms
NGOs