Constitutionalism and Society in Africa

ISBN-13: 9780754636403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 192 str.

Opis

The issues addressed in this rewarding book provide new insight into the way we conceive, reflect and study the problems of political transformation and constitution-making in Africa. The study provides a refreshingly in-depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of constitutional provisions for managing the challenges of race, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, civil liberties and civil-military relations in Africa's transitional democracies. Tracing emerging trends in constitution-making, it blends the theory of constitutional democracy with case studies, and defines the imperative of social justice.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction: Constitutional government and the future of constitutionalism in Africa, Okon Akiba. African Values of Government: The impact of imperialism on constitutional thought in Africa, Peter P. Ekeh; On the study of constitutional government in Africa, Richard L. Sklar. Citizenship and Civil Liberties: Of citizens and citizenship, Olufemi Taiwo; The Great Lakes crisis: historical origins, contemporary significance, Mahmood Mamdani. Ethnicity and Pluralism: Ethnicity, the state and constitutionalism in Africa: preliminary observations, Eghosa E. Osaghae; Constitutionalism and political inclusion in Nigeria, John Boye Ejobowah. Controlling the Military and Civil Conflict: Bringing the military and security agencies under democratic control: a challenge to African constitutionalism, Eboe Hutchful; Competing images of Africa: democratization and its challenges, Crawford Young. Epilogue: We, the people - our dignity and the constitution, Wole Soyinka; Index.

O autorze

Okon Akiba