Private Law and Human Rights

Elspeth Reid

ISBN 10: 0748684174 / ISBN 13: 9780748684175

Published by Edinburgh University Press, GB, 2013

About this Item

Scotland and South Africa are mixed jurisdictions, combining features of common law and civil law traditions. Over the last decade, a shared feature in both Scotland and South Africa has been a new and intense focus on human rights. In Scotland, the European Convention on Human Rights now constitutes an important element in the foundation of all domestic law. Similarly, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, adopted in 1996, has a Bill of Rights as its cornerstone. This binds the legislature, the executive, the judiciary and all organs of state - and also private parties. In some ways, the Scottish and South African experience could not be more dissimilar, and the 'constitutional moments' from which these documents sprang were very different. At the same time, the parallels are close and compelling. This book, written by experts from both jurisdictions, examines exactly how human-rights provisions influence private law, looking at all branches of the subject. Moreover, it gives a unique perspective by comparing the approach in these kindred legal systems, providing a benchmark for both.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Private Law and Human Rights
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0748684174
• ISBN 13: 9780748684175
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1 gram

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Synopsis

This book, written by experts from Scotland and South Africa, examines exactly how human-rights provisions influence private law, looking at all branches of the subject. Moreover, it gives a unique perspective by comparing the approach in these kindred legal systems, providing a benchmark for both.

About the Author

Elspeth Reid is Professor at the University of Edinburgh.