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Political change and constitutionalism in Africa : emerging trends / edited by Okon Akiba.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- African governance
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and government.
- Africa--Politics and government--21st century.
- Africa.
- Constitutional law--Africa.
- Constitutional law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Biography/History:
- Okon Akiba is Professor of Comparative and International Politics at York University, Toronto, Canada.
- Contents:
- Part I Constitutionalism in theory and practice p. 11
- 1 Constitutionalism as the striving for good government p. 13 / Okon Akiba
- Part II Constitutional treatment of women's human rights p. 37
- 2 The religious components of Sudanese constitutionalism: implications for women's human rights p. 39 / Asma Abdel Halim
- 3 Constitutionalisation of women's rights in Uganda: questions of democratic equality p. 60 / Maria Nassali
- 4 Gender issues in the 1992 Ghana Constitution: inroads on inclusiveness p. 76 / MBA Atinga
- Part III Histories of unyielding struggles for freedom p. 95
- 5 Comparative history of constitutionalism and constitutional government in Cameroon: a template p. 97 / Okon Akiba
- 6 Personalisation of state power and instability in Guinea Bissau: requiem for the rule of law? p. 134 / Okon Akiba
- 7 Democracy and empire in Africa: postcolonial challenge p. 173 / Maxwell Owusu
- 8 Epilogue - Symbolic regionalism and European governance: why Africa is different p. 200 / Günter Walzenbach.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 24, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9780429676130
- 0429676131
- 9780429676123
- 0429676123
- 9780429398445
- 0429398441
- 9780429676116
- 0429676115
- Publisher Number:
- 40030385755
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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