The Dignity Jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of South Africa : : Cases and Materials, Volumes I & II / / ed. by Drucilla Cornell, Diana Dunbar, Stu Woolman, Sam Fuller, Jason Brickhill, Michael Bishop.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Fordham University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
• MitwirkendeR: Ackermann, Lourens W. H.,; Berkowitz, Roger,; Cornell, Drucilla,; Fuller, Sam,; Woolman, Stu,
• HerausgeberIn: Bishop, Michael,; Brickhill, Jason,; Cornell, Drucilla,; Dunbar, Diana,; Fuller, Sam,; Woolman, Stu,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Just Ideas
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (1184 p.)

Since the Second World War, dignity has increasingly been recognized as an important moral and legal value. Although important examples of dignity-based arguments can be found in western European and North American case law and legal theory, the dignity jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of South African is widely considered to be the most sweeping in the world. In part, this is related to the unique provisions of the South African Constitution in areas such as socioeconomic rights and allowing dignity to be taken into the sphere of economic justice as well as that of human rights. This book brings together the first sixteen years of constitutional jurisprudence addressing the meaning, role, and reach of dignity in the law of South Africa as a multiracial democracy. The case law is coupled with analysis from a range of selected contributors. The book will therefore be a crucial source for anyone seeking to evaluate dignity, whether in law or in human life more broadly.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- The Dignity Jurisprudence of South Africa -- Introduction -- Equality and Nondiscrimination: Some Analytical Thoughts -- The Legal Nature of the South African Constitutional Revolution -- Dignity Jurisprudence: Building a New Law on Earth -- The Architecture of Dignity -- Notes -- Legal Cases (1995–2008) -- Makwanyane -- Williams -- Ferreira -- Bernstein -- Soobramoney -- Walker -- National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality [1999] -- August -- National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality [2000] -- Dawood -- Christian Education South Africa -- Hoffmann -- Grootboom -- Moseneke -- Dodo -- Mamabolo -- Mohamed -- Booysen -- Carmichele -- Investigating Directorate of Serious Economic Offences -- Prince -- Islamic Unity Convention -- Khumalo -- Du Toit -- Jordan -- Khosa -- Daniels -- Kaunda -- Jaftha and Van Rooyen -- De Reuck -- Bhe -- Volks NO -- K -- Minister of Home Affairs and Lesbian and Gay Equality Project -- Van der Merwe -- Dikoko -- South African Broadcasting Corp -- Barkhuizen -- Mec for Education -- Occupiers -- NM -- Masiya -- Index of Cases -- Index