The best of both worlds? Some reflections on the interaction between the common law and the Bill of Rights in our new Constitution
The relationship between the Bill of Rights in the South African Constitution of 1996 and the common law is analyzed in this paper. "Common law" is understood broadly to include not only the Roman-Dutch law, but also the wide variety of legal sources and traditions which make up South Afri...
Main Author: | K O'Regan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Afrikaans |
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North-West University
1999-06-01
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Series: | Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.puk.ac.za/opencms/export/PUK/html/fakulteite/regte/per/issues/99v1oreg.pdf |
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