1st Edition
Conflictual Democracy and the South African Constitution Dignity, Equality, and Freedom
By Henk Botha
Copyright 2025
254 Pages
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Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
254 Pages
by
Routledge
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Human dignity, equality, and freedom are central to the South African Constitution. This book examines these values through a conflictual democratic lens, which views conflict, power, and disagreement as constitutive of democracy.
The book explores the capacity of value-based constitutional interpretation to create openings for democratic dialogue and emancipatory social struggles. Conversely,... Read more
Introduction
Chapter 1: Democracy and the turn to values
Chapter 2: Reimagining democracy
Chapter 3: Towards a conflictual democratic reading of dignity, equality, and freedom
Chapter 4: Human dignity: enunciating universals
Chapter 5: Equality: contesting hierarchy and discrimination
Chapter 6: Towards new imaginaries of freedom
Conclusion
Biography
Henk Botha is a Professor in the Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
