Engaging the paradoxes of the universal and particular in human rights adjudication: The possibilities and pitfalls of ‘meaningful engagement’

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dc.contributor.authorSandra, Liebenberg
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-07T09:37:52Z
dc.date.available2019-10-07T09:37:52Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the disjunctures between the universal aspiration of human rights norms and the complexity of their interpretation and application in diverse and pluralistic contexts. It examines the extent to which a deliberative model of democracy can assist in promoting a more dialectical relationship between the universal and particular in human rights constitutional adjudication. The article further evaluates the potential of the mechanism of meaningful engagement employed by the South African Constitutional Court in the context of evictions jurisprudence to negotiate the tension between the universal normative values and purposes of human rights, and the democratic ideal of popular participation in the making of decisions which affect people’s daily lives.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis article is based on research supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF)en_US
dc.identifier.citationLiebenberg, S. 2012. Engaging the paradoxes of the universal and particular in human rights adjudication: The possibilities and pitfalls of ‘meaningful engagement’. African Human Rights Law Journal. 12, 1-29en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/4982
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Human Rights Law Journalen_US
dc.subjectMeaningful engagementen_US
dc.subjectHuman rights adjudicationen_US
dc.subjectDeliberative democratic paradigmen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectConstitutional adjudicationen_US
dc.titleEngaging the paradoxes of the universal and particular in human rights adjudication: The possibilities and pitfalls of ‘meaningful engagement’en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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