Making the road by walking: The evolution of the South African Constitution

This engaging, readable law book is timely for many reasons. In this period of political turmoil, amidst allegations of bare-faced large-scale grabbing by greedy politicians and their confederates, the principles and mechanisms of our Constitution become more acutely important than ever. Over the la...

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Główni autorzy: Gary Pienaar, Narnia Bohler-Muller, Michael Cosser
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