The Strange Alchemy of Life and Law.

From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep deprivation and eventually blown up by a car bomb which cost him his right arm and the sight of an eye. His experiences provoked an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sachs, Albie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2009.
Temas:
Sachs, Albie, > 1935-
Judges > South Africa > Biography.
Lawyers > South Africa > Biography.
Anti-apartheid movements.
Post-apartheid era.
Mouvements anti-apartheid.
Ère post-apartheid.
LAW / Civil Procedure
LAW / Legal Services
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch
Anti-apartheid movements
Judges
Lawyers
Post-apartheid era
South Africa
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From a young age Albie Sachs played a prominent part in the struggle for justice in South Africa. As a result he was detained in solitary confinement, tortured by sleep deprivation and eventually blown up by a car bomb which cost him his right arm and the sight of an eye. His experiences provoked an outpouring of creative thought on the role of law as a protector of human dignity in the modern world, and a lifelong commitment to seeing a new era of justice established in SouthAfrica. After playing an important part in drafting South Africa's post-apartheid Constitution, he was appointed by Nel.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (387 pages)
ISBN:0191580392
9780191580390

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