Transformation & trouble: crime, justice, and participation in democratic South Africa

Introduction : two paradigms and a program -- Pre-apartheid justice : versatile instrument of repression -- Apartheid justice : a contradiction in terms -- Bitter fruit from poison seeds -- Elements of liberal justice in a new democracy -- Protection, integrity, and rights : South African achievemen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gordon, Diana R. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press c 2006
In:Year: 2006
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Keywords:
Criminal justice, Administration of > South Africa
Democracy > South Africa
Kriminalität
Organisiertes Verbrechen
Politisches System
Politischer Wandel
Übergangszeit
Strafrecht
Politische Beteiligung
Bürgerrecht
Rechtsstaat
South Africa > Ethnic relations
Südafrika
Südafrika > Strafjustiz
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Summary:Introduction : two paradigms and a program -- Pre-apartheid justice : versatile instrument of repression -- Apartheid justice : a contradiction in terms -- Bitter fruit from poison seeds -- Elements of liberal justice in a new democracy -- Protection, integrity, and rights : South African achievements -- Public-empowering justice : resource for a new democracy -- Participation thwarted : South African failures -- Wielding the big stick -- Democratic justice and the competent citizen.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-350) and index
Physical Description:XIII, 382 S, 23 cm
ISBN:978-0-472-06914-9
978-0-472-09914-6
0-472-06914-4
0-472-09914-0