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020			_a9781139051750 (ebook)
020			_z9781107008021 (hardback)
020			_z9781107400320 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aKF4749 _b.K557 2012
082	0	0	_a342.08/5 _223
100	1		_aKing, Jeff, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aJudging Social Rights / _cJeff King.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (400 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Studies in Constitutional Law ; _v3
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aCountries that now contemplate constitutional reform often grapple with the question of whether to constitutionalise social rights. This book presents an argument for why, under the right conditions, doing so can be a good way to advance social justice. In making such a case, the author considers the nature of the social minimum, the role of courts among other institutions, the empirical record of judicial impact, and the role of constitutional text. He argues, however, that when enforcing such rights, judges ought to adopt a theory of judicial restraint structured around four principles: democratic legitimacy, polycentricity, expertise and flexibility. These four principles, when taken collectively, commend an incrementalist approach to adjudication. The book combines theoretical, doctrinal, empirical and comparative analysis, and is written to be accessible to lawyers, social scientists, political theorists and human rights advocates.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107008021
830		0	_aCambridge Studies in Constitutional Law ; _v3.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139051750
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38301 _d38301