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Role of Courts in Constitutional Democracy by Fee Fehrsen is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document contains reflections from Justice Van der Westhuizen on the role of various institutions in a constitutional democracy in South Africa. He contrasts the pre-constitutional era, when the judiciary was not independent and could be politically influenced, to the current system established by the post-apartheid constitution. He then analyzes the relationship between courts and other sectors, including some tension with the government but also cooperation. Universities, the legal profession, and ci
- Author
- Fee Fehrsen
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- EN