Hard cases in wicked legal systems : pathologies of legality / David Dyzenhaus.

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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Edition:

2nd edition

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71566

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Hard cases in wicked legal systems : South African law in the perspective of legal philosophy.

Hard cases in wicked legal systems.

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Subject:

Judicial process -- History -- South Africa.

Law -- Philosophy -- South Africa.

Contents:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Judicial obligation and the rule of law

Adjudication and racial segregation

Adjudication and national security

Entrenchment and dissent

The common law revival

The war against law

Problems and puzzles

The genealogy of legal positivism

Rule by law/rule of law

Towards a culture of justification.

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Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher

[1st ed.] has subtitle: South African law in the perspective of legal philosophy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9780199532216

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Phys. description:

xxi, 311 p. ; 24 cm