Product Description
Principles of South African Constitutional Law (2nd edition)
Author: Bernard Bekink
Format: Physical Hardcopy
TThis book guides the student of constitutional law in the study of this field.
It is primarily aimed at providing a comprehensive exposition of the primary sources of the field of constitutional law in a logically structured way and in plain language. Judgments of the courts in which the text of the Constitution was interpreted and contextualised authoritatively, are discussed in a clear and concise way, thus rendering the topical meaning of the Constitution accessible to the reader.
Contents:
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Chapter 1: Introduction to the theory of constitutional law
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Chapter 2: Basic principles of constitutional law, the state and the individual
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Chapter 3: Important constitutional concepts and principles
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Chapter 4: Historical development of South African constitutional law
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Chapter 5: Constitutional developments in South Africa from 1652 to date
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Chapter 6: Elements of a state
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Chapter 7: Sources of South African constitutional law
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Chapter 8: The founding provisions, basic legal order and symbols of the South African state
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Chapter 9: The South African Bill of Rights
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Chapter 10: Co-operative government
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Chapter 11: The national legislative authority
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Chapter 12: The President and the national executive authority
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Chapter 13: Provincial government
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Chapter 14: Local government
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Chapter 15: Judicial authority, the South African courts and the administration of justice
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Chapter 16: State institutions supporting constitutional democracy
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Chapter 17: The public administration
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Chapter 18: The security services
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Chapter 19: Traditional leaders
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Chapter 20: Finance
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Chapter 21: General provisions and the transitional arrangements
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Chapter 22: Author's epilogue
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