Constitutionalism of the Global South: The Activist Tribunals of India, South Africa, and Colombia

The Indian Supreme Court, the South African Constitutional Court, and the Colombian Constitutional Court have been among the most important and creative courts in the Global South. In Asia, Africa, and Latin America, these courts are widely seen as activist tribunals that have contributed (or attempted to contribute) to the structural transformation of the public and private spheres of their countries. The cases issued by these three courts are gradually creating what can be called a constitutionalism of the Global South. This book addresses in a direct and detailed way the jurisprudence of these three Courts on three key topics: access to justice, cultural diversity, and socioeconomic rights. This volume is a valuable contribution to the discussion about the contours and structure of contemporary constitutionalism. It makes explicit that this discussion has interlocutors both in the Global South and Global North while showing the common discourse between them and the important differences on how they interpret and solve key constitutional problems.

Author: Daniel Bonilla Maldonado
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/30/2014
Pages: 422
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9781107459403

About the Author
Bonilla Maldonado, Daniel: - Daniel Bonilla is Distinguished Leitner Center Visiting Professor at Fordham Law School and Associate Professor of Law at the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, Colombia. He received his JSD and LLM from Yale Law School. He has been a visiting professor or lecturer at a number of institutions, including Yale Law School, Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law, Fordham Law School, University of Texas School of Law, Georgia State University College of Law and Universidad Nacional de Colombia. His recent publications include La función social de la propiedad (2012), Democracia, derecho y economía de mercado (2010) and Teoría del derecho y transplantes jurídicos (2009). He is the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship and several awards for excellence in teaching.