Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Public, Constitutional and International Law) by Subject "342.2068"

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The constitution, hermeneutics and adjudication : point of departure for substantive legal argument

Ross, Derrick Bernard (1999-06)

The Constitution stipulates that its value-commitments are to inform the interpretation of statutes and the development of the common law and customary law. Legislative construction and law-application generally are ...
Provincial powers in the New South Africa : A quasi-federal power base?

Potgieter, John Hendrik (1996-11)

This study sets out to examine whether the "new'' provincial governments in South Africa are in practice functioning as "quasi-federal" power bases. The study starts with an appraisal of the core constitutional concepts ...
Ubuntu : fundamental constitutional value and interpretive aid

Netshitomboni, Sivhaga (1998-06)

South African courts face a challenge in the application of intra and extra-texual aids in constitutional interpretation. Given that the 1993 and 1996 Constitutions have brought about a new era in the exercise of human ...

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