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Scales of memory : constitutional justice and historical evil /

This monograph explores how the constitutional courts in the United States, Germany, and South Africa have invoked slavery, Nazism, and apartheid - three historical evils - as an aid in constitutional interpretation. It examines how the memory of evil pasts moulds constitutional meaning in the conte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Collings, Justin (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Oxford comparative constitutionalism.
Subjects:
Constitutional history > United States.
Constitutional history > Germany.
Constitutional history > South Africa.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States.
National socialism > Germany.
Apartheid > South Africa.
Histoire constitutionnelle > États-Unis.
Histoire constitutionnelle > Afrique du Sud.
Apartheid > Afrique du Sud.
Comparative.
LAW.
Comparative Politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
History & Theory.
Apartheid
Constitutional history
National socialism
Slavery > Law and legislation
Germany
South Africa
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This monograph explores how the constitutional courts in the United States, Germany, and South Africa have invoked slavery, Nazism, and apartheid - three historical evils - as an aid in constitutional interpretation. It examines how the memory of evil pasts moulds constitutional meaning in the contested present.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 342 pages).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191890963
0191890960
9780192602589
0192602586