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Comparative constitutionalism and good governance in the Commonwealth : an Eastern and Southern African perspective / John Hatchard, Muna Ndulo, Peter Slinn.
LIBRA K487.P65 H37 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hatchard, John
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Political aspects.
- Law.
- Representative government and representation--Africa, East.
- Representative government and representation.
- Representative government and representation--Africa, Southern.
- Africa, East.
- Southern Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 361 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- 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 constitutions 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.
- Notes:
- Originally published: as by Peter Slinn and John Hatchard. 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521118293
- 0521118298
- OCLC:
- 319495312
- Publisher Number:
- 99972773438
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