LEADER 02793nam 2200361 n 450 001 9910404211303321 005 20231214133040.0 035 $a(CKB)4100000011302818 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/50697 035 $a(NjHacI)994100000011302818 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011302818 100 $a20202102d2012 |y 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIs This Seat Taken? Conversations at the Bar, the Bench and the Academy about the South African Constitution 210 $cPretoria University Law Press (PULP)$d2012 215 $a1 electronic resource (vii 446 p.) 311 $a9780920538071 330 $aNow that economic development is starting to pick up in many countries in Africa, the question arises how such development can be balanced with the need for adequate environmental protection. This crucial issue, inherent in the notion of sustainable development, is addressed in this innovative and path-breaking volume. For the first time, academics from seventeen African countries have joined forces to analyse the way in which economic and environmental interests are balanced in their legal systems. The authors all use a common framework to improve the comparability of the country studies. The different country-related chapters do not only provide insights into the formally applicable legal rules (law in the books)., but given that the book brings together academics aware of the practice in Africa, they also describe the way in which environmental policy functions in practice (law in action). Many case studies, with conceptual analyses are provided of pollution incidents and the way in which administrative agencies or courts have on those occasions balanced the interests between the economy, society and the environment. A critical comparative analysis by the editors points at tendencies towards convergence and points of divergence between the African countries. Suggestions for policy reform are also formulated, showing African countries how they can benefit from experiences in the US and Europe. This thought provoking volume is a must for anyone (academic, policymaker or practitioner) interested in sustainable development generally and in Africa in particular. 606 $aConstitutional law$zSouth Africa 615 0$aConstitutional law 676 $a342.68 700 $aDavid Bilchitz$4auth$01280036 702 $aStu Woolman$4auth 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910404211303321 996 $aIs This Seat Taken? Conversations at the Bar, the Bench and the Academy about the South African Constitution$93016372 997 $aUNINA