This timely book is a crucial resource on the rich diversity of African constitutional law, making a significant contribution to the increasingly important field of comparative constitutional law from a historically understudied region. Offering an examination of substantive topics from multiple jurisdictions, it emphasises issues of local importance while also providing varied perspectives on common challenges across the continent.
Divided into four thematic parts, chapters cover a wide array of subjects including a variety of constitutional rights, the regulation of political parties, constitutional formation and amendments, and the influence of regional organizations. Featuring contributions both from scholars from Africa and from outside the region, the book elucidates Africas place within the growing discourse of comparative constitutional law.
Opening up new cases and vistas of study, this book will be a vital read for all scholars and students of comparative constitutional law. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policymakers working on constitutional issues, as well as those interested in African politics and constitutional development more broadly.
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If you like constitutions, you will love this book. Contextual, innovative, timely and brilliant, Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa is a must-read for constitutionalists and a much-needed book on an understudied part of the world. -- Richard Albert, The University of Texas at Austin, US Dixon, Ginsburg, and Abebe have built a magnificent team of eminent scholars to guide readers through the largely uncharted terrain of African constitutionalism. Contextual, innovative, timely and brilliant, Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa is a must-read for constitutionalists and a much-needed book on an understudied yet immensely important region of the world. -- Richard Albert, The University of Texas at Austin, US
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1 Introduction to Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa |
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PART I CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, AMENDMENT, AND INTERPRETATION |
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2 Public participation, representative elites and technocrats in constitution-making processes: Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya |
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3 Constitutional amendment and term limit evasion in Africa |
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4 Constitutional review in Africa |
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5 Political party constitutionalisation in Africa: trends and prospects for deepening constitutionalism |
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PART II CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE: DEMOCRATIZATION AND TAMING THE EXECUTIVE |
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6 Democratic constitutional transitions in sub-Saharan Africa |
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7 Federalism, devolution and territorially based cleavages in Africa |
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8 Regulating the exercise of public power through law: a first glance at comparative administrative law/justice in Africa |
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9 Constitutional responses to corruption in Africa |
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PART III CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS |
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10 Constitutions, freedom of expression, internet shutdowns, social media and defamation laws in Africa |
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11 Constitutional protection of socio-economic rights in Africa |
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12 Constitutional regulation of religion in Africa |
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13 Traditional kingdoms and modem constitutions: parochialism, patriarchy, and despotism vs. indigenous safeguards against absolutism |
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PART IV CONSTITUTIONS AND SUPRANATIONAL LAW |
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14 Africanization of constitutional law |
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Edited by Rosalind Dixon, Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney, Australia, Tom Ginsburg, Leo Spitz Professor, University of Chicago Law School and Research Associate, American Bar Foundation, US and Adem Kassie Abebe, Senior Advisor, Constitution-Building Programme, International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, The Hague, the Netherlands and Extraordinary Lecturer, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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