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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.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Author; The Man Who Sang and the Woman Who Kept Silent; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Prologue; 1. Tales of Terrorism and Torture; 2. Tock-Tick: The Working of a Judicial Mind; 3. A Man Called Henri: Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice; 4. Reason and Passion; 5. Laughing Matters; 6. Reason and Judgment; 7. The Judge Who Cried: The Judicial Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights; 8. Human Dignity and Proportionality; 9. The Secular and the Sacred: The Dual Challenges of Same-sex Marriage; 10. The Beginning and the End.
  • Epilogue and Thanks1. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; 2. South African Cases and Cases in Other Courts; Index.