Peacebuilding, Constitutionalism and the Global South: The Case for Cognitive Justice Plurinationalism

ISBN-13: 9780367726959 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 312 str.

Kajit Bagu (John Paul)

Opis

This book presents the case that liberal constitutionalism in the global South is a legacy of colonialism and is inappropriate as a means of securing effective peace in regions that have been subject to recurrent conflict.

Spis treści

Introduction;

Part A: The Non-West In ‘Global’ Constitutionalism And Cognitive Justice;

1. Global South Identities In ‘Global’ Constitutional Discourse;

2. The Cognitive Justice Framework;

Part B: Shaping Of Nigeria’s Middle-Belt Devastation: British Colonialism And Sinister Liberal Constitutionalism;

3. British Colonialism And Diversity In Nigeria’s Middle-Belt;

4. Nigeria’s Sinister Liberal Constitutionalism And Diverse Identities;

Part C: Plurinational Constitutionalism For Effective Peacebuilding; Remaking Nigeria;

5. Plurinational Constitutionalism For A Diverse Global South;

6. Making A Plurinational Order From ‘Nigeria’;

Conclusion: Sameness Versus Diversity In The Future Of World Peace/Order;

Appendix A: 706+ Identities (Nations) Partly Or Completely In Nigeria;

O autorze

Kajit J Bagu (John Paul) received his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh, and his Masters in International Development, Law and Human Rights at the University of Warwick, specialising in Globalisation and Human Rights. He currently manages a Foundation for Cognitive Justice, while combining research and writing with legal practice in Nigeria.