The limits of prescription: courts and social policy in India and South Africa

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The limits of prescription: courts and social policy in India and South Africa

This paper explores social policy-making role of supreme courts in India and South Africa. It argues that that both significantly shaped social policy. But neither imposed its will on elected government – both recognised that judicial power is limited and sought negotiation with the government and o...

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Main Authors:	Friedman, Steven, Maiorano, Diego
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2017
Subjects:	courts social policy constitutionalism rights collective action popular agency
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/42471/

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