Poverty and Fundamental Rights: The Justification and Enforcement of Socio-economic Rights
Author:   David Bilchitz (Part-time Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand; Full-time Employee of Ross Kriel Attorneys, specialising in the law relating to the public sector)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199552160


Pages:   298
Publication Date:   07 August 2008
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Bilchitz (Part-time Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand; Full-time Employee of Ross Kriel Attorneys, specialising in the law relating to the public sector)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.465kg
ISBN:  

9780199552160


ISBN 10:   0199552169
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   07 August 2008
Audience:   Adult education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface Introduction 1: Towards a Thin Theory of the Good 2: The Justification of Fundamental Rights 3: Determining Our Unconditional Obligations 4: Justifying Judicial Review of Fundamental Rights 5: Judicial Review of Socio-Economic Rights in Practice: The Reasonableness Approach of the South Africa Constitutional Court and its Shortcomings 6: Political Philosophy in Action: Developing the Minimum Core Approach to Socio-Economic Rights 7: Conclusion: Policy Implications of the Minimum Core Approach Bibliography Index

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`Review from previous edition ...the most sustained examination to date concerning the justification for the inclusion of these [social and economic] rights..bilchitz follows in the footsteps of the pioneering work of Sandra Liebenberg.' Mail and Guardian


Review from previous edition ...the most sustained examination to date concerning the justification for the inclusion of these [social and economic] rights..bilchitz follows in the footsteps of the pioneering work of Sandra Liebenberg. Mail and Guardian


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David Bilchitz graduated cum laude from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 1997 with a BA (Hons) in Philosophy and in 1999 with a law degree (LLB). In 2000, he worked as law clerk to the current Chief Justice of South Africa, Pius Langa when the famous Grootboom case was decided. He graduated from St. John's College, University of Cambridge with an Mphil degree in Philosophy in 2001 and a PhD degree in 2004 with a thesis that combined political philosophy and constitutional law. He currently works for Ross Kriel Attorneys, a law firm that together with its sister organisation, Ashira Consulting, specialises in the law relating to the public sector. He is also a part-time lecturer in jurisprudence at the University of the Witwatersrand

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