Constitutional supremacy versus popular consent

Abstract: In essence, the judiciary has the powers to make judgements on the actions of the legislature and the executive but cannot pass laws. The legislature can make laws but cannot hand down judgments or take executive action. And understandably, it is often not easy to keep these in balance

The politics of regulation and the South African sex industry : an interest group analysis of power and civic participation in public policy on adult commercial sex work

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-159).This dissertation is an interest group analysis of power and civic participation in public consultations on adult commercial sex work1 and legal reforms in South Africa. It determines the interests, the strategies and tactics2 employed, as well as power relations between interest groups in the social policy process as led by the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC). The research study solicits answers to the following research question: What is the role of power and civic participation in public policy on adult commercial sex work and how does the distribution of power shape policy outcomes