Readership: Moral, political and legal philosophers, scholars and advanced students of philosophy and jurisprudence, a secondary market amongst international human rights bodies, economists, civil servants and others working in the public policy field.
David Bilchitz, is a Part-time Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand; and a Full-time Employee of Ross Kriel Attorneys, specialising in the law relating to the public sector
Review(s) from previous edition"...the most sustained examination to date concerning the justification for the inclusion of these [social and economic] rights..bilchitz follows in the footsteps of the pioneering work of Sandra Liebenberg. - Mail and Guardian
Preface Introduction 1: Towards a Thin Theory of the Good 2: The Justification of Fundamental Rights 3: Determining Our Unconditional Obligations 4: Justifying Judicial Review of Fundamental Rights 5: Judicial Review of Socio-Economic Rights in Practice: The Reasonableness Approach of the South Africa Constitutional Court and its Shortcomings 6: Political Philosophy in Action: Developing the Minimum Core Approach to Socio-Economic Rights 7: Conclusion: Policy Implications of the Minimum Core Approach Bibliography Index
