TY - BOOK AU - Klug,Heinz TI - Constitutional systems of the world : : the constitution of South Africa SN - 9781841137377 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford : PB - Hart, KW - Constitutional law KW - South Africa N1 - 1. THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH AFRICA: CONTEXT AND HISTORY -- I. Introduction: A Constitution in Context -- II. History -- III. Political Context -- IV. Conclusion: Context, Continuity and the Problem of Pathr Dependency Further Reading -- 2. DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION MYRATMALISAS -- I. Introduction -- II. Negotiating the 1993 Interim Constitutionali -- III. The Role of Law in the Democratic Transition -- IV. The Practice of Transitional Law -- V. Conclusion: Transitional Law, Democratization and Justice Further Reading -- 3. SOURCES OF THE CONSTITUTION -- I. Introduction -- II. Constitution-Making and the Constitutional Assembly -- III. Legacies, Legal Traditions and the Limits of Path Dependency -- IV. Text and Legal Interpretation -- V. Conclusion Further Reading -- 4. CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES -- I. Introduction -- II. Constitutional Principles -- III. Constitutional Principles in The Constitutional Court -- IV. Constitutional Principles in Practice -- V. Founding Principles, Basic Structure and the Future -- VI. Conclusion Further Reading -- 5. THE BILL OF RIGHTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Constitutional Rights -- III. Interpreting the Bill Of Rights -- IV. The Bill Of Rights within the Frame of Dignity, Equality and Freedom -- V. Socio-Economic Rights -- VI. Bill Of Rights, Rule of Law and States of Emergency -- VII. Conclusion: Pursuing Rights in A Land of Vast Inequalities Further Reading -- 6. PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY -- I. Introduction -- II. Electoral System, Political Rights and the Formation of Government -- III. Parliament as Law-Giver -- IV. Parliament As Watchdog -- V. Conclusion: Democratic Participation and the Challenge of Post-Apartheid Democracy Further Reading -- 7. EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT -- I. Introduction -- II. The President -- III. Cabinet Government -- IV. Governing Principles, Independent Institutions and Executive Governance -- V. Conclusion Further Reading -- 8. CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE OF THE COURTS -- I. Introduction -- II. Historical Context -- III. Creation of the Constitutional Court -- IV. Strategic Engagement and Judicial Pragmatism -- V. Conclusion: Rights, Politics and the Margins of Judicial Power -- Further Reading -- 9. CO-OPERATIVE GOVERNMENT, REGIONALISM AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- I. Introduction -- II. Origins and Principles of Co-Operative Government -- III. Interpretation of Regional and Concurrent Powers -- IV. Local Government and Service Delivery -- V. Conclusion Further Reading -- 10. THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH AFRICA: FACING THE FUTURE -- I. Introduction -- II. Legacies of Inequality -- III. The Future of Rights 936 (CC) -- IV. Democracy -- V. Conclusion -- Index ER -