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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to review Ronald Dworkin’s entire body of work in its relevance to constitutional dispensations in the Global South.
Trade Review"This pathbreaking work puts the revolutionary achievement of the South African Constitution and the interpretive work of the South African constitutional court in the illuminating perspective of the best theory of constitutional interpretation now available, the neo-Kantian theory of equal dignity of Ronald Dworkin. It shows clearly how the work of our best constitutional courts-the South African court among them-is now a common humane enterprise for the protection of universal human rights under the rule of law throughout the world." -- -David A.J. Richards New York University School of Law "The Mandate of Dignity is an ambitious undertaking that contributes importantly to ongoing debates within jurisprudence and political philosophy as well as more specific controversies regarding constitutional law and transitional justice in South Africa." -- -Morris Kaplan Purchase College, SUNY
Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Integrity to the Past 2. The Hegelian Conception of a Properly Constituted Community 3. Law's Empire In South Africa 4. The Quest for Unity of Value 5. Integrity to Dignity 6. Dignity in South African Law Conclusion Notes Index
