Human rights from a comparative and international law perspective
Joan Church (Author), Christian Schulze (Author), Hennie Strydom (Author)
In terms of the South African Constitution of 1996 there is a general need for an introduction to comparative law and one that covers what is technically known as applied comparative law; more particularly applied comparative law that involves a study of the bills of rights in other countries.
Print Book, English, ©2007
University of South Africa Press, Pretoria, ©2007
1 v. (XLX-309 p.) ; 24 cm
9781868883615, 1868883612
470724134
Comparative law and method: Introduction to comparative law - concept, history and purpose; the classification of legal systems; the process of comparison - problems and pitfalls; on "mixed and mixing" - The South African model and its future development; the protection of human rights in Canada; the protection of human rights in Germany; the protection of human rights in India; the protection of human rights in the United States of America; comparative analysis. The consideration and application of international human rights law: Introduction; the application of international law and the South African constitution; international human rights resources and their domestic relevance; comparable provisions on human rights guarantees; current issues in certain areas of human rights protection.
Bibliogr. p. XVII-XXXIV