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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Hatchard; Muna Ndulo; Peter Slinn |
| ISBN: | 0521584647 9780521584647 |
| OCLC Number: | 52813831 |
| Description: | xxv, 361 p. : map ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | The democratic state in Africa: setting the scene. -- Constitutions and the search for a viable political order. -- Devising popular and durable national constitutions: the new constitution of the 1990s. -- Perfecting imperfections: amending a constitution. -- Presidentialism and restraints upon executive power. -- Enhancing access to the political system. -- Making legislatures effective. -- The judiciary and the protection of constitutional rights. -- The devolution of power to local communities. -- Developing autochthonous oversight bodies: human rights commissions and offices of the ombudsman. -- Seeking constitutional control of the military. -- Constitutionalism and emergency powers. -- Constitutional governance: the lessons from southern and eastern experience. |
| Responsibility: | John Hatchard, Muna Ndulo, Peter Slinn. |
| More information: | Publisher description | Table of contents | Book review (H-Net) | Contributor biographical information |
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- Constitutional law -- Africa, East.
- Constitutional law -- Africa, Southern.
- Constitutional law -- Commonwealth countries.
- Africa, East -- Politics and government.
- Africa, Southern -- Politics and government.
- Commonwealth countries -- Politics and government.
- Constitutionalisme.
- Droit constitutionnel -- Afrique orientale anglophone.
- Droit constitutionnel -- Afrique australe.
- Droit constitutionnel -- Pays du Commonwealth.
- Afrique orientale anglophone -- Politique et gouvernement.
- Afrique australe -- Politique et gouvernement.
- Pays du Commonwealth -- Politique et gouvernement.