Book contents
- From Parchment to Practice
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- From Parchment to Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Problem of Transformation in Constitutional Design
- 2 Looking “Backward” or “Forward” to American Constitutional Development
- 3 Marking Constitutional Transitions
- 4 India’s First Period
- 5 Two Steps “Forward,” One Step “Back”?
- Part II The Issue of Gender
- Part III Institutional Development and the Role of Courts
- Part IV Authoritarian Transitions
- Index
3 - Marking Constitutional Transitions
The Law and Politics of Constitutional Implementation in South Africa
from Part I - The Problem of Transformation in Constitutional Design
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 February 2020
Book contents
- From Parchment to Practice
- Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
- From Parchment to Practice
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- Part I The Problem of Transformation in Constitutional Design
- 2 Looking “Backward” or “Forward” to American Constitutional Development
- 3 Marking Constitutional Transitions
- 4 India’s First Period
- 5 Two Steps “Forward,” One Step “Back”?
- Part II The Issue of Gender
- Part III Institutional Development and the Role of Courts
- Part IV Authoritarian Transitions
- Index
Summary
The 1990s were a time of great global optimism about the possibilities of liberal constitutionalism.The 1996 South African Constitution was in many ways at the center of this enterprise.
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- From Parchment to PracticeImplementing New Constitutions, pp. 53 - 75Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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