Elspeth Reid Private Law and Human Rights (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Private Law and Human RightsCondition: NewEAN: 9780748684175ISBN: 9780748684175Publisher: Edinburgh University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 06/24/2013Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Elspeth Reid (Edited by), Daniel Visser (Edited by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: Bringing Rights Home in Scotland and South AfricaDescription: Scotland and South Africa are mixed jurisdictions, combining features of common law and civil law traditions. Over the last decade a shared feature in both Scotland and South Africa has been a new intense focus on human rights. In Scotland the European Convention on Human Rights now constitutes an important element in the foundation of all domestic law. Similarly, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, adopted in 1996, has as its cornerstone a Bill of Rights that binds not only the legislature, the executive, the judiciary and all organs of state, but also private parties. Of course the "constitutional moments" from which these documents sprang were very different and the Scottish and South African experience in some aspects could not be more dissimilar. Yet in many respects the parallels are close and compelling. This book, written by experts from both jurisdictions, examines exactly how human-rights provisions influence private law, looking at all branches of the subject. Moreover, it gives a unique perspective by comparing the approach in these kindred legal systems, thus providing a benchmark for both.Key Features: Twenty comparative case studies in private law and human rights A challenging collaboration between South African and Scots Universities Considers the impact of a bill of fundamental human rights upon the legal relationships between private individualsCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: Law & PoliticsAuthor: Elspeth ReidRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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