Jurisprudence in an African context / David Bilchitz, Thaddeus Metz, Oritsegbubemi Oyowe.
Publication details: South Africa OXford university 2017Description: xxv, 294 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780199048496
- 0199048495
- 340.096 23
- KQC90.B55 2017
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Includes bibliographical references ( pages 275-283) and index.
1. Jurisprudence in an African context: an introduction -- PART 1: What is law? I: Positivism and traditional African societies -- 3. What is law? II: Natural law theory and apartheid -- 4. How should judges adjudicate in an African constitutional democracy? -- 5. Is legal interpretation subjective? -- PART 2: Theories of justice -- 6. What is a just distribution of resources? -- 7. Who has duties flowing from justice? -- 8. Whom do rights protect? -- 9. How do we rectify past injustices? -- 10. Why punish the guilty? -- 11. Concluding remarks about key philosophical distinctions.
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