The Constitution as a limitation on government power in educational contexts

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dc.contributor.author Joubert, Hendrika J. (Rika)
dc.date.accessioned 2013-03-27T07:09:27Z
dc.date.available 2013-03-27T07:09:27Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.description.abstract Government authority can be described as the power to prescribe and the power to enforce such prescription. The term 'power' is often used as a synonym for 'authority', for example, when referring to the separation of powers doctrine. A contentious issue in the history of Western political thought is the problem of how to control governmental power. Although governmental power is essential to the realisation of certain values in societies, such as justice, freedom and equality before the law, every government may deteriorate and become destructive of the values it was intended to promote. The fundamental place of parliament in a democratic constitutional system is undisputed; its real role and influence, however, is more debatable. The question that arises is whether parliaments should be regarded as rubber-stamp chambers for the majority party? en_US
dc.description.librarian am2013 en_US
dc.description.librarian gv2013
dc.identifier.citation Joubert, R 2012, 'The Constitution as a limitation on government power in educational contexts', SA Publiekreg = SA Public Law, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 379-391. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0258-6568
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/21219
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA en_US
dc.rights The Verloren van Themaat Centre for Public Law Studies, UNISA en_US
dc.subject Constitution en_US
dc.subject Education rights en
dc.subject.lcsh Educational law and legislation -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Constitutions -- South Africa en
dc.subject.lcsh Education -- South Africa en
dc.title The Constitution as a limitation on government power in educational contexts en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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