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Whose right is it anyway?: equality and conflicts between state policy, culture and rights in South Africa

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The contemporary debate between liberalism and multiculturalism is often cast in the mould of a conflict between the rights of individuals and the cultural claims of groups. In modern liberal democracies, the state has to negotiate between these two frequently incompatible claims, and formulate policy and legislation in such a way that is both sensitive to the claims of groups, while still protecting the rights of vulnerable persons, in particular women and children, within those groups.

Source: Human Science Research Council SA

DOI: 10.14749/30197248

Author: Human Sciences Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Human Sciences Research Council

OpenAlex ID: W7083174895

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