Are we there yet? The deferral of justice and the promise of human rights

Narnia Bohler-Muller ()

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Abstract: Utilizing the critical theory of Drucilla Cornell and Costas Douzinas, and looking back to the utopianism of Ernst Bloch, the paperI offers an argument that acknowledges the limits of the law and the transcendent nature of justice with specific reference to the role of the Constitutional Court in South Africa.

Keywords: human rights; South African Constitutional Court; utopianism; critical theory; Drucilla Cornell; Costas Douzinas; Ernst Bloch; Legal Studies; Critical Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-07
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