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Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa

Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa

Author: Rosalind Dixon; Tom Ginsburg; Adem K. Abebe
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781839106880
Published In: December 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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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 Africa’s 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.

1. Introduction to comparative constitutional law in Africa

Adem Abebe, Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg

PART I. CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, AMENDMENT, AND INTERPRETATION

2. Public participation, representative elites and technocrats in constitution-making processes: Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya

Abrak Saati

3. Constitutional amendment and term limit evasion in Africa

Tom Ginsburg, Adem Abebe, and Rosalind Dixon

4. Constitutional review in Africa 58

Markus Böckenförde

5. Political party constitutionalisation in Africa: trends and prospects for deepening constitutionalism

Charles Fombad

6. Democratic constitutional transitions in sub-Saharan Africa