Offentlig rätt

Offentlig rätt ger en samlad överblick av den offentliga rätten i Sverige. Denna femte upplaga har uppdaterats med anledning av ny offentligrättslig lagstiftning som tillkommit i konstitutionell rätt och förvaltningsrätt sedan förra upplagan. Syftet är att bidra till ökad förståelse för den offentliga rätten hos alla de som på något sätt i praktiken kommer i kontakt med ämnet.

Upplaga 5 av Offentlig rätt omfattar följande rättsområden:

Konstitutionell rätt – vårt statsskick, statsorganen, grundläggande fri- och rättigheter, normgivningsmakten samt övriga delar av regeringsformen. Integrerat med den konstitutionella rätten behandlas också folkrättens källor och subjekt samt EU-rättens källor och subjekt. EU-rätt – EU:s framväxt, styrelseskicket, EU:s institutioner, Sveriges medlemskap samt den gemensamma marknaden lyfts särskilt fram i ett eget kapitel. Offentlighet och sekretess – grundläggande regler för handlingsoffentligheten såsom allmänna handlingars offentlighet samt sekretess. Förvaltningsrätt – grundläggande allmän förvaltningsrätt, förfarandet i förvaltningslagen, ändringar av förvaltningsbeslut samt delar av förvaltningsprocessen. Straffrätt – straffrättens grunder, brotten, osjälvständiga brottsformer (försök, förberedelse, stämpling och medverkan till brott), ansvarsfrihetsgrunder, straff och andra brottspåföljder samt straffprocessen. Processrätt – civilprocessen med fokus på rättegången i allmänhet, rättegången i tvistemål, överklagande m.m. samt skiljeförfarande och andra utomrättsliga tvistelösningar.

Boken är avsedd för kurser i grundläggande offentlig rätt och anpassad till socionomprogrammet och övriga professionsutbildningars kunskapsbehov.

Tips! Ett heltäckande komplement till huvudboken är Övningsbok Offentlig rätt av samma författare. Köps separat.

Om författarna:Stefan Zetterström är jur.kand. och verksam som universitetsadjunkt vid juridiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet. Han har skrivit flera läroböcker.

Anna-Sara Lind är professor i offentlig rätt vid juridiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet. Hon har medverkat i flera läroböcker inom området för offentlig rätt.

Den offentliga rätten behandlar medborgarnas förhållande till utövare av offentlig makt. De rättsprinciper som utvecklats inom den offentliga rätten är till för att garantera att relationerna mellan den offentliga förvaltningen och medborgarna utformas på ett sätt som tryggar rättssäkerheten. Innebörden i de olika principerna utmejslas och definieras i praxis. Genom detta sker en rättsutveckling som innebär att ramarna för maktutövning preciseras utan att ny lagstiftning införs. Principernas innehåll, som de utvecklats i praxis, påverkar i sin tur lagstiftningens innehåll. Det är mot denna bakgrund angeläget att förstå de offentligrättsliga principernas betydelse för lagstiftning och rättstillämpning, deras status som rättskälla och deras konkreta innehåll. Boken ger både studenter och forskare en bild av offentligrättsliga principer som är nödvändig för att nå djupare förståelse för hur den offentliga makten kan och bör utövas.

Nobel Prize winner Alvin Roth argues that our most important and difficult decisions - about our most controversial issues - require a different calculation of what matters most.Our intuitive and automatic thinking is influenced - in ways we don't always recognize - by strongly-held notions of repugnance. A transaction is repugnant if some people want to engage in it, and others think they shouldn't be allowed to. You Can't Do That explores how ideas about repugnance have changed drastically over time, and examines the causes and consequences of forbidding transactions in our most intimate relationships (such as sex, reproduction, or donating blood) and our commercial relationships (finance, labor, or data use).Leading economist Alvin Roth turns his attention to a controversial set of markets to answer difficult questions about allowing, regulating or forbidding certain transactions. Should narcotics be legalised? Should we allow compensation for kidney donors, or let thousands of people die each year while waiting for an altruistic kidney? Should we allow physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients who desire death with dignity? Roth's goal is not to tell us what to think, but to give us a new framework for how to think - balancing the rights of people to pursue their individual and mutual goals with the need to protect society's most vulnerable members from harms that might arise from markets, including black markets, growing without boundaries.This is about trade-offs, not moral absolutes. Combining Roth's expertise in market design with his skill in making complicated ideas accessible, You Can't Do That examines how to make those trade-offs in the most humane, beneficial, and efficient ways.

Offentlighetsprincipen: Praktik och teori redogör för de bestämmelser som reglerar vars och ens rätt att ta del av allmänna handlingar. Genom en grundlig genomgång av den viktiga meddelarfriheten, visar författaren vilka möjligheter och skyldigheter uppgiftslämnare respektive mottagare av uppgifterna har.Boken inleds med en genomgång av syftet med och den historiska bakgrunden till rätten till insyn i allmänna angelägenheter. Steg för steg redogörs för vad en allmän handling är, var offentlighetsprincipen gäller och vilka undantag som finns. Tillsammans med ett stort antal fallbeskrivningar och konkreta tips är boken samtidigt ett läromedel och ovärderligt verktyg för alla, inte minst journalister och publicister, som behöver få del av uppgifter som förvaras hos myndigheterna.Offentlighetsprincipen: Praktik och teori vänder sig i första hand till journalister men genom sin lättillgänglighet är den användbar för alla som vill lära sig mer om en grundlagsfäst rättighet och använda den. Boken innehåller ett antal mallar och checklistor för att underlätta för den som utnyttjar sin rätt till insyn.

Den offentliga rätten behandlar medborgarnas förhållande till utövare av offentlig makt. De rättsprinciper som utvecklats inom den offentliga rätten är till för att garantera att relationerna mellan den offentliga förvaltningen och medborgarna utformas på ett sätt som tryggar rättssäkerheten. Innebörden i de olika principerna utmejslas och definieras i praxis. Genom detta sker en rättsutveckling som innebär att ramarna för maktutövning preciseras utan att ny lagstiftning införs. Principernas innehåll, som de utvecklats i praxis, påverkar i sin tur lagstiftningens innehåll. Det är mot denna bakgrund angeläget att förstå de offentligrättsliga principernas betydelse för lagstiftning och rättstillämpning, deras status som rättskälla och deras konkreta innehåll. Boken ger både studenter och forskare en bild av offentligrättsliga principer som är nödvändig för att nå djupare förståelse för hur den offentliga makten kan och bör utövas.

Drawing on rich source material - one local authority's involvement in the epic central/local confrontation over local government spending in 1980s England - this book develops a multifaceted and widely applicable analysis of public law within government as a process of 'sustaining the art of the possible'.

This book provides different analytical perspectives into how human rights-based approaches to development (HRBADs) contribute to change. Based on the understanding that HRBADs are increasingly integrated into development and governance discourse and processes in many societies and organisations, it explores how the reinforcement of human rights principles and norms has impacted the practices and processes of development policy implementation. To reflect on the nature of the change that such efforts may imply, the chapters examine critically traditional and innovative ways of mainstreaming and institutionalising human right in judicial, bureaucratic and organisational processes in development work. Attention is also paid to the results assessment and causal debates in the human rights field. The articles discuss important questions concerning the legitimacy of and preconditions for change. What is the change that development efforts should seek to contribute to and who should have the power to define such change? What is required of institutional structures and processes within development organisations and agencies in order for human rights integration and institutionalisation to have transformative potential? This book was previously published as a special issue of the Nordic Journal of Human Rights.

This book explains how the idea and practice of UCA are shaped by, and inform, constitutional politics through various social and political actors, and in both formal and informal amendment processes, across Asia. This is the first book-length study of the law and politics of unconstitutional constitutional amendments in Asia. Comprising ten case studies from across the continent, and four broader, theoretical chapters, the volume provides an interdisciplinary, comparative perspective on the rising phenomenon of unconstitutional constitutional amendments (UCA) across a range of political, legal, and institutional contexts. The volume breaks new ground by venturing beyond the courts to consider UCA not only as a judicial doctrine, but also as a significant feature of political and intellectual discourse.The book will be a valuable reference for law and political science researchers, as well as for policymakers and NGOs working in related fields. Offering broad coverage of jurisdictions in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, it will be useful to scholars and practitioners within Asia as well as to those seeking to better understand the law and politics of the region.

Public Law is an ideal choice for all students looking for a comprehensive yet accessible textbook on this area of law, as its clear writing style, accessible tone, and focus on modern case law help bring the subject to life.The book covers the key institutions, concepts, and legal rules of the United Kingdom’s constitutional system, with the chapters arranged around four subjects: the foundations of the constitutional system; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; and human rights. The book’s central theme is that of state power, and the relationship between the state and the citizen. Co-authored by Michael Doherty and Noel McGuirk, the third edition has been revised to reflect recent key developments in Public Law. It now extensively explores, in addition to several other key chapter updates, the unfolding impact of Brexit, the 2019 General Election, changes in devolution across England, Scotland, and Wales, and the 2020 Coronavirus Act. Clearly written and easy to use, Public Law enables students to fully engage with the topic and gain a profound understanding of this fundamental, exciting area. The Routledge Spotlights series brings a modern, contemporary approach to the core law curriculum, which will help students:- To move beyond an understanding of the law.- To refine and develop the key skills of problem-solving, evaluation and critical reasoning, which are essential to assessment success. - To discover sources and suggestions for taking your study further.By focusing on recent case law and real-world examples, Routledge Spotlights will help you shed light on the law, understand how it operates in practice, and gain a unique appreciation of the contemporary context of the subject.

UN peace operations are increasingly asked to pursue stabilization mandates with lofty expectations of being able to stabilize conflict zones, achieve national reconciliation, and rebuild state legitimacy. This book investigates the relationship between UN stabilization mandates and the concept of ‘human security’.The book is divided into three parts. Part I outlines the emergence of stabilization and other trends in peacekeeping practice and outlines an analytical framework of human security. Part II applies the analytical framework to case studies of MINUSMA, MINUSCA, and UNMISS examining issues, such as human rights, empowerment, protection, and vulnerability. In Part III the book draws out several concerns that arise from stabilization mandates, including the militarisation of UN peace operations and the consequences under international humanitarian law, the risks of close cooperation with the host state and engagement in counter-terror activities, and the potential clash between peacebuilding activities and militarisation.The book will be a valuable resource for academics, policymakers and practitioners working on UN peacekeeping generally, and those specifically looking at stabilization, from the perspective of international relations, international law, peace and conflict studies, security studies and human rights.

In this new and burgeoning field in legal and human rights thought, this edited collection explores, by reference to applied philosophy and case law, how the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has developed and presented a right to personal identity, largely through interpretation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. Divided into three parts, the collection interrogates: firstly, the construction of personal identity rights at the ECtHR; secondly, whose identity rights are protected; and thirdly, the limits of identity rights. The collection is the first in the Routledge Studies in Law and Humanity series. Contributions from nine leading and emerging legal scholars from the UK, Ireland and continental Europe explore how the right has developed, rights to identity and marriage, LGBTI+, persons with disabilities, religious and cultural issues and critical perspectives on the social construction and framing of the right. The collection is primarily aimed at scholars and advanced students, particularly of human rights law and its theory, Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law, and those interested in ECtHR jurisprudence, and those interested in the connection between theories of inclusion, belonging and rights, including human rights lawyers.

This book examines one of the most emblematic cases of lawfare today: the criminal prosecution of former Brazilian President Lula. The authors argue that lawfare is not just a slogan or a game at the service of any one political ideology. Rather, it has to do with a complex, multifaceted phenomenon that should be carefully reflected upon in modern constitutional democracies, given that it is able to demolish majority rule and the rule of law. They contend it is the strategic use of the law with the purpose of delegitimizing, harming or annihilating an enemy. The literature specializing in the subject tends to alternate between analysis of only one aspect of the phenomenon or consists of extensive case studies. In order to fill this gap, this book revisits the subject and offers a sophisticated theoretical approach to lawfare, in an unprecedented combination of theory of war and theory of law. The book will be of interest to students, researchers and policy makers working in the areas of public law, international law, procedural law, anthropology of law and sociology of law, as well as political science and international relations.

This book provides a comparative analysis of the concept and concrete application of the system of indirect review of administrative action. The indirect review of administrative action is a judicial review mechanism that permits re-visiting already settled administrative measures. As an indirect way of challenging the validity of a measure or act by attacking the legal basis on which it is founded, it can regard either general acts or individual acts and measures. This book explores whether the system of indirect review is a suitable remedy for modern administrative justice, assessing whether it fairly balances the legality and the legal certainty principles. It examines the tension between the two principles and seeks to establish what the standards of review are and whether a common European trend can be discerned by analysing the theory and practice from jurisdictions in Western and Eastern Europe, as well as the EU legal system. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Administrative Law, EU law, and Public Administration.

Several textbooks and useful compendia on fisheries have been published recently, and others are in preparation. The question then arises: why publish another book on fisheries at this time? My answer is 1) that fishery research and management are such broad subjects that it is difficult, if not impossible, to cover them adequately in one volume; 2) that consequently each author has stressed those aspects of greatest immediate interest to him; and 3) that to the best of my knowl­ edge no adequate broad treatment of the sociopolitical aspects of fishery management has yet ·appeared, although some good discussions have been published for particular fisheries. This volume grew out of a course that I have taught for the last 12 years at the State University of New Yo·rk at Stony Brook. Originally, the title of the course was Fishery Ecology, which was a matter of surprise to some students when they attended the fi rst few 1 ectures. Despite the sudden recent emergence of ecology as a household word, most people do not understand what the term means. I have found that even some graduate students forget that man is a potent force in the dynamic state of aquatic life. This is not only because he does things that change the environment and so affects living things in it, but also because he has such strange ways of thinking and of managing his affairs.

Bureaucratic Politics and Administration in Chile offers a nuanced examination of the administrative processes and political dynamics within Chile’s bureaucracy during a transformative period in its history. Moving beyond simplistic characterizations of bureaucracy in low-income countries as either development-oriented or mired in dysfunction, this study introduces a framework that focuses on the interactions of ministries, agencies, and public enterprises with their relevant publics and organizational partners. By analyzing key processes such as budgeting, planning, reform, and client relations, the book provides a detailed account of how political strategies, coalitions, and resource management shaped Chilean public administration from the Frei administration (1964–1970) through the early Allende years.The research draws on 150 in-depth interviews with key actors and a comprehensive review of published and unpublished sources. The book blends descriptive analysis with reflective commentary, exploring implications for leadership, administrative reform, and public service. Conducted at a pivotal time—beginning just after Salvador Allende’s election and continuing through his presidency—the study offers unique insights into how shifting political philosophies influenced bureaucratic operations. Though grounded in Chile’s specific context, the work’s comparative approach to understanding bureaucracy makes it an invaluable resource for scholars of public administration, political science, and Latin American studies.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Bureaucratic Politics and Administration in Chile offers a nuanced examination of the administrative processes and political dynamics within Chile’s bureaucracy during a transformative period in its history. Moving beyond simplistic characterizations of bureaucracy in low-income countries as either development-oriented or mired in dysfunction, this study introduces a framework that focuses on the interactions of ministries, agencies, and public enterprises with their relevant publics and organizational partners. By analyzing key processes such as budgeting, planning, reform, and client relations, the book provides a detailed account of how political strategies, coalitions, and resource management shaped Chilean public administration from the Frei administration (1964–1970) through the early Allende years.The research draws on 150 in-depth interviews with key actors and a comprehensive review of published and unpublished sources. The book blends descriptive analysis with reflective commentary, exploring implications for leadership, administrative reform, and public service. Conducted at a pivotal time—beginning just after Salvador Allende’s election and continuing through his presidency—the study offers unique insights into how shifting political philosophies influenced bureaucratic operations. Though grounded in Chile’s specific context, the work’s comparative approach to understanding bureaucracy makes it an invaluable resource for scholars of public administration, political science, and Latin American studies.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1974.

Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law is a groundbreaking open-access collection of peer-reviewed essays showcasing interdisciplinary thinking on topical public law issues at the forefront of the evolving relationship between state and society._x000D__x000D_In Canada, this relationship is undergoing a period of significant reinvention, as evidenced, for example, by the movements for reconciliation, decolonization and Indigenization, the calls to recognize and remedy systemic racism in institutions including police forces, and the recent extension of human rights protections to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression._x000D__x000D_These examples reveal that we are experiencing a moment where claims that challenge the normative foundations of the discipline of public law are being made in real time; claims about citizenship, rights, and access to resources and benefits; claims about what substantive and procedural fairness look like, and for whom; claims about the obligations and limits of the state to proactively address both historical and current injustices; and challenges to the underlying assumptions about the state itself._x000D__x000D_Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law highlights the intersections of critical perspectives–including intersectional approaches to decolonial and Indigenous legal theory, Indigenous constitutionalisms, critical race theory, feminisms, queer theory and critical disability theory–and public law topics, broadly defined. _x000D__x000D_This collection bridges the divide between traditional, largely liberal, public law scholarship and critical perspectives by centring critical theories as not only relevant, but imperative, to robust, fully contextualized understandings of contemporary public law challenges.

Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law is a groundbreaking open-access collection of peer-reviewed essays showcasing interdisciplinary thinking on topical public law issues at the forefront of the evolving relationship between state and society._x000D__x000D_In Canada, this relationship is undergoing a period of significant reinvention, as evidenced, for example, by the movements for reconciliation, decolonization and Indigenization, the calls to recognize and remedy systemic racism in institutions including police forces, and the recent extension of human rights protections to prohibit discrimination based on gender identity or expression._x000D__x000D_These examples reveal that we are experiencing a moment where claims that challenge the normative foundations of the discipline of public law are being made in real time; claims about citizenship, rights, and access to resources and benefits; claims about what substantive and procedural fairness look like, and for whom; claims about the obligations and limits of the state to proactively address both historical and current injustices; and challenges to the underlying assumptions about the state itself._x000D__x000D_Critical Conversations in Canadian Public Law highlights the intersections of critical perspectives–including intersectional approaches to decolonial and Indigenous legal theory, Indigenous constitutionalisms, critical race theory, feminisms, queer theory and critical disability theory–and public law topics, broadly defined. _x000D__x000D_This collection bridges the divide between traditional, largely liberal, public law scholarship and critical perspectives by centring critical theories as not only relevant, but imperative, to robust, fully contextualized understandings of contemporary public law challenges.

State Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 1The Politics of State Constitutional ReformState Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 2Drafting State Constitutions, Revisions, and AmendmentsState Constitutions for the Twenty-first Century, Volume 3The Agenda of State Constitutional Reform

The lands the United States claims sovereignty over by right of the Doctrine of Discovery are home to more than five hundred Indian nations, each with its own distinct culture, religion, language, and history. Yet these Indians, and federal Indian law, rarely factor into the decisions of the country’s governing class—as recent battles over national monuments on tribal sites have made painfully clear. A much-needed intervention, Many Nations under Many Gods brings to light the invisible histories of several Indian nations, as well as their struggles to protect the integrity of sacred and cultural sites located on federal public lands.Todd Allin Morman focuses on the history of Indian peoples engaging in consultation, a process mandated by the National Environmental Policy Act and the Indian Religious Freedom Act whenever a federal agency’s proposed action will affect land of significance to indigenous peoples. To understand this process and its various outcomes first requires familiarity with the history and culture that make these sites significant to particular Indian nations. Morman provides this necessary context for various and changing indigenous perspectives in the legal process. He also examines consultation itself in a series of case studies, including Hopi efforts to preserve the sacred San Francisco Peaks in the Coconino National Forest from further encroachment by a ski resort, the Washoes’ effort near Lake Tahoe to protect Cave Rock from an influx of rock climbers, the Forest Service’s plan for the Blackfeet site Badger-Two Medicine, and religious freedom cases involving the Makahs, the Quechans, the Western Apaches, and the Standing Rock Sioux.These cases illuminate the strengths and dangers inherent in the consultation process. They also illustrate the need, for Natives and non-Natives alike, to learn the history of North America in order understand the value of protecting the many cultural and sacred sites of its many indigenous peoples. Many Nations under Many Gods reveals—and works to meet—the urgency of this undertaking.

‘A fascinating insider account’ Grace BlakeleyBritish democracy is on trial. We can no longer hold our leaders to account; the state has too much power; and the truth doesn’t matter at all. Those we voted into government have nothing but contempt for the democraticsystem that got them there.When the Prime Minister illegally prorogued Parliament, barrister Sam Fowles was part of the team that took him to court, and won. The scenes of the police violently restraining womenat a vigil for Sarah Everard shook the nation. In a high-profile parliamentary inquiry, Fowles proved the Met’s actions fundamentally breached our right to protest. For decades, the Post Office pursued criminal prosecutions against its own employees, knowing the evidence was dodgy all along. Fowles helped reveal the rot at the heart of a trusted national institution.We shouldn’t have to take our rulers to court just to get them to follow the rules. At a crucial juncture for British governance, Fowles urges us not to take our freedoms for granted.

‘A fascinating insider account’ Grace BlakeleyBritish democracy is on trial. We can no longer hold our leaders to account; the state has too much power; and the truth doesn’t matter at all. Those we voted into government have nothing but contempt for the democraticsystem that got them there.When the Prime Minister illegally prorogued Parliament, barrister Sam Fowles was part of the team that took him to court, and won. The scenes of the police violently restraining womenat a vigil for Sarah Everard shook the nation. In a high-profile parliamentary inquiry, Fowles proved the Met’s actions fundamentally breached our right to protest. For decades, the Post Office pursued criminal prosecutions against its own employees, knowing the evidence was dodgy all along. Fowles helped reveal the rot at the heart of a trusted national institution.We shouldn’t have to take our rulers to court just to get them to follow the rules. At a crucial juncture for British governance, Fowles urges us not to take our freedoms for granted.

This volume, part of the Feminist Judgment Series, shows how feminist legal theory along with critical race theory and intersectional modes of critique might transform immigration law. Here, a diverse collection of scholars and lawyers bring critical feminist, race, and intersectional insights to Supreme Court opinions. Feminist reasoning values the perspectives of outsiders, exposes the deep-rooted bias in the legal opinions of courts, and illuminates the effects of ostensibly neutral policies that create and maintain oppression and hierarchy. One by one, the chapters reimagine the norms that drive immigration policies and practices. In place of discrimination and subordination, the authors demand welcome and equality. Where current law omits the voice and stories of noncitizens, the authors center their lives and experiences. Collectively, they reveal how a feminist vision of immigration law could center a commitment to equality and justice and foster a country where diverse newcomers readily flourish with dignity.

This volume, part of the Feminist Judgment Series, shows how feminist legal theory along with critical race theory and intersectional modes of critique might transform immigration law. Here, a diverse collection of scholars and lawyers bring critical feminist, race, and intersectional insights to Supreme Court opinions. Feminist reasoning values the perspectives of outsiders, exposes the deep-rooted bias in the legal opinions of courts, and illuminates the effects of ostensibly neutral policies that create and maintain oppression and hierarchy. One by one, the chapters reimagine the norms that drive immigration policies and practices. In place of discrimination and subordination, the authors demand welcome and equality. Where current law omits the voice and stories of noncitizens, the authors center their lives and experiences. Collectively, they reveal how a feminist vision of immigration law could center a commitment to equality and justice and foster a country where diverse newcomers readily flourish with dignity.

This volume challenges conventional interpretations by demonstrating that Hans Kelsen was far from being a purely formalist thinker. Instead, it highlights his profound and enduring engagement with the threats facing constitutional democracies. The political and institutional upheavals of interwar Europe significantly influenced Kelsen's evolving vision of democracy, as this volume shows. His contributions to twentieth-century democratic theory include groundbreaking insights into multiparty systems, mechanisms of moderation, minority protections, and judicial review. Furthermore, Kelsen's reflections on the crises and collapses of democracies during the 1930s remain strikingly relevant, offering valuable perspectives on contemporary challenges such as polarisation and populism. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

South Africa presents the perplexing paradox of arguably having the most progressive Constitution in the world, marked by full-throated socio-economic rights protection, while also being one of the most unequal countries in the world. This book takes seriously increasing sociopolitical challenges to the legitimacy of South Africa's post-apartheid legal order and scorching critiques of the constitutional settlement, against which many in the legal establishment bristle. Sindiso Mnisi develops 'Alter-Native Constitutionalism,' which is distinguished by equitable amalgamation of customary and common law with vernacular (or 'living') law, as a more compelling and just model for South Africa to adopt in its future than the legal pluralism that largely represents the afterlives of colonialism. This book draws on and contributes to international debates about the role of law in decolonising post-colonial orders and economic redistribution, addressing issues of poverty and inequality, gender, race, indigeneity, and customary vs vernacular law.

Speeding up land reform through a constitutional amendment that would explicitly permit the expropriation of land without compensation has dominated legal and political-policy debates in South Africa in recent years. Taking this politically and emotionally charged issue as its starting point, this volume offers both expert commentary on this issue from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and also fresh ideas on how to advance the redistributive transformation that South Africa so urgently needs. It brings critically important debates around transformative property law, the need for diversified land justice and the possibilities of alternative forms of redistribution into productive conversation with each other. While grounded in the complex realities of South Africa's past and present, the volume speaks to concerns that resonate in many contexts in the Global South and beyond. It will appeal to scholars, students, policymakers and general readers concerned with both the theory and practice of redistributive justice. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.