The practice of integrity : reflections on Ronald Dworkin and South African law

The practice of integrity : reflections on Ronald Dworkin and South African law

The practice of integrity : reflections on Ronald Dworkin and South African law

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Edition Details

  • Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): University of Cape Town. Faculty of Law
  • Language: English
  • Publication Information: Juta – ;
  • Material: Internet resource
  • Type: Book, Internet Resource
  • Permalink: https://books.lawi.asia/the-practice-of-integrity-reflections-on-ronald-dworkin-and-south-african-law/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XV, 181 pages ; 24 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, The practice of integrity : reflections on Ronald Dworkin and South African law is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Publisher: Juta
  • Responsable Person: edited by François du Bois.
  • Publication Date: 1997, 2000, 2004
  • Number of Editions: 4 editions
  • First edition Date: 2004
  • Last edition Date: 2008
  • General Notes: “First published as Acta Juridica 2004.”
    “Published under the auspices of the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Town.”
  • Languages: English
  • Library of Congress Code: KTL74
  • ISBN: 0702167509 9780702167508
  • OCLC: 70248854

Main Contents

Keynote address / Ronald Dworkin
The role of moral equality in legal argument / Stephen Guest
Ronald Dworkin and the power of ideas / Scott Veitch
'End of history' jurisprudence; Dworkin in South Africa / Emilios Christodoulidis
The three Rs of the Constitution: responsibility, respect and rights / Cahterine O'Regan
Dworkin: a VIable theory of adjudication for the South African constitutional community? / Dennis Davis
Section 39(2) and political integrity / Anton Fagan
Does the Constitutional Court of South Africa take rights seriously? The case of S v Jordan / Denise Meyerson
Rights trumped? Balancing in constitutional adjudication / Francois du Bois.

Table of Contents

CHAPTERhe Actajuridica Jubilee… VII
Preface… XI
Ronald Dworkin Keynote address – 1

Stephen Guest The role of moral equality in legal argu-
m ent – 18

Scott Veitch Ronald Dworkin and the power of ideas 44
Emilios Christodoulidis 'End of History' jurisprudence
Dworkin
in South Africa…64
Catherine O'Regan The three Rs of the Constitution:
Responsibility, respect and rights. 86
Dennis Davis Dworkin: A VIable theory of adjudication
for the South African constitutional
community?… 96
Anton Fagan Section 39(2) and political integrity – 117

Denise Meyerson Does the Constitutional Court of South
Africa take rights seriously? The case of
S vJordan – 138

Francois du Bois Rights trumped? Balancing in constitu-
tional adjudication – 155

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