Democracy and the judiciary : proceedings of the national conference on democracy and the judiciary / organized and presented by the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa, in Cape Town on 14-15 October, 1988 ; edited by Hugh Corder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corder, Hugh.

Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial process--South Africa--Congresses.

Judicial process.

Political questions and judicial power--South Africa--Congresses.

Political questions and judicial power.

Law--Political aspects--Congresses.

Law.

Law--Political aspects.

South Africa.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

185 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Mowbray, Cape Town : IDASA, 1989.

Contents:

Judicial review and the emergency : the record of the Appellate Division / Etienne Mureinik (16 p.).

Role of street committees : continuing South Africa's practice of alternative justice / Sandra Burman (16 p.).

Role of people's courts in transition / Wilfried Schärf (18 p.).

Democracy and the judiciary / Anton Lubowski (13 p.).

Record of the judiciary (1) / Adrienne Van Blerk (20 p.).

Role of the judiciary (2) / Hugh Corder (12 p.).

Perspectives on the role of judges in a deeply divided society / John Trengove (10 p.).

Role of the courts in a divided society : a political question doctrine for South Africa? / Gerhard Erasmus (13 p.).

Human rights in an emergency oriented society / Laurie Ackermann (17 p.).

Role of lawyers in a future democratic South Africa / Essa Moosa (8 p.).

Role of practising lawyers within the present legal system / Jules Browde (10 p.).

Participation of judges in the present legal system / Michael Robertson (10 p.).

Should judges resign? : and lawyers participate? / John Dugard (9 p.).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

062014355X

9780620143554

OCLC:

24697862