Constitution-building in Africa /
edited by Jaap de Visser, Nico Steytler, Derek Powell and Ebenezer Durojaye.
- 1. Edition.
- 334 pages ; 23 cm.
- Recht und Verfassung in Afrika ; Law and constitution in Africa ; Band 26 = volume 26. .
- Recht und Verfassung in Afrika ; Bd. 26. .
"The chapters emanate from the International Conference on Constitution-Building in Africa, hosted by the Community Law Centre on 6 September 2013 at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The Conference was part of the African Human Rights Moot Court, convened by the UWC Law Faculty in collaboration with the University of Pretoria's Centre for Human Rights"--Page 9.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Constitution-building in Africa : introductory remarks / The Global Political Agreement (GPA) Constitution in Zimbabwe : a new people-driven constitution or a misnomer? / Standing on the sidelines watching : women and Zambia's constitutional processes / Pre-testing proposed constitutions through intelligent scenario-building as a means of promoting their viability : a case study of Kenya / The inevitable : devolution in Zimbabwe : from constitution-making to the future / The best loser system in Mauritius : an essential electoral tool for representing political minorities / The judiciary : emerging vanguard of Kenya's new constitution / Reflections on transitional constitutional law in the light of the jurisprudence of the constitutional courts of the Comoros and Madagascar / They keep saying, "My president, my emperor, and my all" : seeking an antidote to the perpetual threat to constitutionalism in Malawi / Legislative-executive relations in the Ethiopian parliamentary system : towards institutional and legal reform / More than enacting a just constitution : lessons from Kenya on the challenges of establishing a rule-based democratic politics / Why do constitutions in Africa not stand the test of time? : lessons and perspectives from Uganda / Jaap de Visser, Nico Steytler, Derek Powell, Ebenezer Dorujaye -- Wurayayi Zembe and Octavious Chido Masunda -- Tabeth Masengu -- Linda Musumba -- Davison Muchadenyika -- Amar Roopanand Mahadew -- Melisza Mugyenyi -- Laurent Sermet -- Enoch MacDonnell Chilemba -- Assefa Fiseha -- Solomon Ayele Dersso -- Sauda Nabukenya.
9783848714094
Constitutional law--Africa--Congresses. Constitutional law. Politics and government.
Africa--Politics and government--21st century--Congresses. Africa.