Product Description
Acta Juridica 2015 (201st edition) (hardcover)
Authors: M Bishop, A Price
Format: Physical Hardcopy
This annual thematic journal is published with the Faculty of Law of the University of Cape Town. Every year a current legal issue forms the focus.
Acta Juridica 2015 pays tribute to Pius Langa, a remarkable man and lawyer. The book has three sections: first, a series of personal tributes to Justice Langa; second, reflections on the work of the Constitutional Court under Langa’s leadership as well as aspects of his philosophy as a judge; and third, explorations of a variety of specific themes in his judgments, writings and speeches.
Also available in soft cover format as A Transformative Justice – Essays in Honour of Pius Langa, and online as part of Jutastat Evolve: Journals Practice Collection.
Contents:
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Preface - Alistair Price and Michael Bishop
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Part I: Personal tributes
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Personal tribute to former Chief Justice Pius Langa - Dikgang Moseneke
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Tribute to Pius Langa - Albie Sachs
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Tribute to Chief Justice Pius Langa -Marumo Moerane
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Working with Justice Langa on press freedom - Anshal Bodasing
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Part II: Reflections on Justice Langa’s court and philosophy
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The Langa Court: Its distinctive character and legacy - Theunis Roux
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The people, the court and Langa constitutionalism - James Fowkes
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Humility, dissent and community: Exploring Chief Justice Langa’s political and judicial philosophy - David Bilchitz
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The importance of dissent: Two judgments in administrative law - Cora Hoexter
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Transformative constitutionalism – Guiding light or empty slogan? - Jason Brickhill and Yana van Leeve
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Legal transformation and legal education: Congruence or conflict? - Dennis Davis
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Bridging the gap between people and the law: Transformative constitutionalism and the right to constitutional literacy - Tim Fish Hodgson
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Part III: Reflections on themes in Justice Langa’s judgments
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Customary succession and the development of customary law: The Bhe legacy -Sindiso Mnisi Weeks
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Bhe v Magistrate, Khayelitsha: A cultural conundrum, Fanonian alienation and an elusive constitutional oneness - Sanele Sibanda and Tshepo Bogosi Mosaka
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Contractual obligation and the journey from natural law to constitutional law - François du Bois
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State liability and accountability - Alistair Price
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S v Williams: A springboard for further debate about corporal punishment - Ann Skelton
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Can we discard the doctrine of legal guilt? - Pamela-Jane Schwikkard
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On the reciprocal relationship between the rule of law and civil society - Stu Woolman
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Constitutional protection of the right to privacy: The contribution of Chief Justice Langa to the law of search and seizure - Chuks Okpaluba
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Equality beyond dignity: Multi-dimensional equality and Justice Langa’s judgments - Catherine Albertyn and Sandra Fredman
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On the limits of cultural accommodation: KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Education v Pillay - Okyerebea Ampofo-Anti and Michael Bishop
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