Constitutional rights in two worlds
Subtitle: South Africa and the United States
By: Mark S. Kende.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780521879040
Subjects: South Africa. -- Constitutional Court; United States. -- Supreme Court; Human rights -- South Africa -- Cases; Constitutional law -- South Africa -- Cases; Human rights -- United States -- Cases; Constitutional law -- United States -- Cases
Genres: Cases.
Description: This text examines the South African Constitutional Court in detail to determine how it has functioned during the nation's transition and compares its rulings to those of the U.S. Supreme Court on similar rights issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History and background; title: Death penalty; title: Gender equality; title: Gay rights; title: Affirmative action; title: Freedom of expression; title: Freedom of religion; title: Socio-economic rights; title: Final thoughts.