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Law and transformation 410


 
Module code AMR 410
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Law
Module content

*For LLB
Introductory debate on the universality and cultural specificity of human rights and a historical overview of human rights in Africa. The module focuses on the notion of transformation and explores its theoretical content as well as practical implications.  Students will be expected to investigate and develop a transformative jurisprudence/ a jurisprudence of transformation. Issues to be considered include:  human rights and democracy; constitutional sovereignty in South Africa; the notion of transformative constitutionalism; critical engagements with transformation; instantiations of transformation.

 
Module credits 10.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition English
Academic organisation Jurisprudence
Period of presentation Semester 1
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