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Sachs Albie <1935-> |
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The strange alchemy of life and law / / Albie Sachs |
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Oxford, [England] ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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1-383-04661-1 |
0-19-161682-6 |
0-19-158039-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 306 p., [2] p. of plates ) : col. ill |
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Soggetti |
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Judges - South Africa |
Lawyers - South Africa |
Anti-apartheid movements |
Post-apartheid era |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Prologue; 1. Tales of Terrorism and Torture; 2. Tock-Tick: The Working of a Judicial Mind; 3. A Man Called Henri: Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice; 4. Reason and Passion; 5. Laughing Matters; 6. Reason and Judgment; 7. The Judge Who Cried: The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights; 8. Human Dignity and Proportionality; 9. The Secular and the Sacred: The Dual Challenges of Same-sex Marriage; 10. The Beginning and the End; Epilogue and Thanks |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Albie Sachs gives an intimate account of his extraordinary life and work as a judge in South Africa. Mixing autobiography with reflections on his major cases and the role of law in achieving social justice, Sachs offers a rare glimpse into the workings of the judicial mind and a unique perspective on modern South African history. |
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