"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 / Jaap de Visser, Nico Steytler, Derek Powell, Ebenezer Dorujaye -- The Global Political Agreement (GPA) Constitution in Zimbabwe : a new people-driven constitution or a misnomer? / Wurayayi Zembe and Octavious Chido Masunda -- Standing on the sidelines watching : women and Zambia's constitutional processes / Tabeth Masengu -- Pre-testing proposed constitutions through intelligent scenario-building as a means of promoting their viability : a case study of Kenya / Linda Musumba -- The inevitable : devolution in Zimbabwe : from constitution-making to the future / Davison Muchadenyika -- The best loser system in Mauritius : an essential electoral tool for representing political minorities / Amar Roopanand Mahadew -- The judiciary : emerging vanguard of Kenya's new constitution / Melisza Mugyenyi -- Reflections on transitional constitutional law in the light of the jurisprudence of the constitutional courts of the Comoros and Madagascar / Laurent Sermet -- They keep saying, "My president, my emperor, and my all" : seeking an antidote to the perpetual threat to constitutionalism in Malawi / Enoch MacDonnell Chilemba -- Legislative-executive relations in the Ethiopian parliamentary system : towards institutional and legal reform / Assefa Fiseha -- More than enacting a just constitution : lessons from Kenya on the challenges of establishing a rule-based democratic politics / Solomon Ayele Dersso -- Why do constitutions in Africa not stand the test of time? : lessons and perspectives from Uganda / Sauda Nabukenya.