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This 4-volume, 76-chapter work covers every dimension of court practice, institutional constitutional law and all of the procedural and substantive provisions of the Bill of Rights. Written by local and international constitutional law experts, Constitutional Law of South Africa takes the reader beyond the black-letter law by offering complete reconstructions of legal doctrine, alternative readings of constitutional provisions, and practical criticism of judgments and legislation. As a result, CLOSA is the most widely cited work on South African constitutional law.
A remarkable accomplishment
A remarkable accomplishment. Combining doctrine and theory, and informing both with comparative insight, it stands in the first rank of constitutional treatises worldwide. No one who wishes to understand South African constitutionalism can do without it.
Sujit Choudhry
Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley
An indispensable companion to text
An indispensable companion to text, history, theory and judicial interpretation of the constitution of South Africa. In remarkable depth and detail, the book explains how the workings of this modern constitution reflect the lessons learned during two centuries of global experimentation with constitutional democracy as well as the unique history of South Africa.
Michael C. Dorf
Professor of Law, Cornell University School of Law
Constitutional Law of South Africa is an invaluable reference
Constitutional Law of South Africa is an invaluable reference work on the law and practice of this distinctive and important constitutional system. Comprehensive, current and reliable, it is an asset to scholars around the world with an interest in South African constitutional law.
Cheryl Saunders
Professor of Law, University of Melbourne
Constitutional Law of South Africa remains the most comprehensive
Constitutional Law of South Africa remains the most comprehensive and useful commentary on the South African Constitution. It is simply indispensable for any legal practitioner, every legal academic and every court, and also for everyone whose work in some way involves interpretation and application of the Constitution.
AJ van der Walt
Professor of Law, Stellenbosch University