LEADER 03477nam 22007452 450 001 9910954877403321 005 20151005020621.0 010 $a1-107-19927-1 010 $a1-282-10382-2 010 $a9786612103827 010 $a0-511-51738-6 010 $a0-511-57601-3 010 $a0-511-51787-4 010 $a0-511-51534-0 010 $a0-511-51433-6 010 $a0-511-51662-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000748445 035 $a(EBL)432038 035 $a(OCoLC)609833276 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129215 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148089 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129215 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10070552 035 $a(PQKB)10753394 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511576010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432038 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4949788 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432038 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10297143 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4949788 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL210382 035 $a(OCoLC)1024257260 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000748445 100 $a20090522d2009|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aConstitutional rights in two worlds $eSouth Africa and the United States /$fMark S. Kende 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 321 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 08$a0-521-17176-8 311 08$a0-521-87904-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- History and background -- The death penalty -- Gender equality -- Gay rights -- Affirmative action -- Freedom of expression -- Freedom of religion -- Socioeconomic rights -- Final thoughts. 330 $aThe South African Constitutional Court has issued internationally prominent decisions abolishing the death penalty, enforcing socio-economic rights, allowing gay marriage and promoting equality. These decisions are striking given the country's apartheid past and the absence of a grand human rights tradition. By contrast, the US Supreme Court has generally ruled more conservatively on similar questions. This book examines the Constitutional Court in detail to determine how it has functioned during South Africa's transition and compares its rulings to those of the US Supreme Court on similar rights issues. The book also analyzes the scholarly debate about the Constitutional Court taking place in South Africa. It furthermore addresses the arguments of those international scholars who have suggested that constitutional courts do not generally bring about social change. In the end, the book highlights a transformative pragmatic method of constitutional interpretation - a method the US Supreme Court could employ. 606 $aHuman rights$zSouth Africa 606 $aConstitutional law$zSouth Africa 606 $aHuman rights$zUnited States 606 $aConstitutional law$zUnited States 615 0$aHuman rights 615 0$aConstitutional law 615 0$aHuman rights 615 0$aConstitutional law 676 $a342.6808/5 700 $aKende$b Mark S.$f1960-$01843070 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954877403321 996 $aConstitutional rights in two worlds$94423790 997 $aUNINA