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The Guinea-Bissau Constitutional Reform Debate, Watson Aila Gomes
The Guinea-Bissau Constitutional Reform Debate, Watson Aila Gomes
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The enactment of law is not to be confused with the rule of law, and simply having a constitution does not guarantee political order. In Guinea-Bissau there have been calls to write a new constitution, but whether that helps Guinea-Bissau become a more stable country is questionable. Currently, there is a gap in the research of social science, history and political science examining how the processes of instability have unfolded in Guinea-Bissau. Few studies attempt to examine the correlation between a country’s stability and its constitution. A paradoxical situation exists in many countries in Africa where the political system is …
The Voice Of The People: Public Participation In The African Continent, Rafael Macia
The Voice Of The People: Public Participation In The African Continent, Rafael Macia
Indiana Journal of Constitutional Design
Public participation is becoming a more common characteristic of constitutional drafting processes around the world, and Africa has not been an exception in this regard. This paper seeks to survey several of the public participation processes undertaken in a number of African nations, in order to examine the methods followed and the effects produced by such processes. For that purpose, I have analyzed the constitutional drafting efforts in South Africa, Uganda, Eritrea, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Kenya, and Egypt. These processes all show different circumstances and approaches, with variations in terms of their top-down or bottom-up nature, and, more importantly, in terms …
Introduction: Constitutional Conflict And Development: Perspectives From South Asia And Africa, Sudha Setty, Matthew H. Charity
Introduction: Constitutional Conflict And Development: Perspectives From South Asia And Africa, Sudha Setty, Matthew H. Charity
Faculty Scholarship
This Introduction was written for an eponymous joint program held on January 4, 2014 and hosted by the Section on Africa and the Section of Law & South Asian Studies, both of the Association of American Law Schools.
Constitution-Making In Africa: Assessing Both The Process And The Content, Muna Ndulo
Constitution-Making In Africa: Assessing Both The Process And The Content, Muna Ndulo
Muna B Ndulo
No abstract provided.
Constitutionalism In Zambia: Past, Present And Future, Muna Ndulo, Robert B. Kent
Constitutionalism In Zambia: Past, Present And Future, Muna Ndulo, Robert B. Kent
Muna B Ndulo
No abstract provided.
Presidentialism In The Southern African States And Constitutional Restraint On Presidential Power, Muna Ndulo
Presidentialism In The Southern African States And Constitutional Restraint On Presidential Power, Muna Ndulo
Muna B Ndulo
No abstract provided.
Towards A New Democratic Africa: The African Charter On Democracy, Elections And Governance, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Towards A New Democratic Africa: The African Charter On Democracy, Elections And Governance, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Other Publications
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (“ADC”) recently entered into force on February 15, 2012. The main goal of the ADC is the encouragement and promotion of democracy and human rights on the African continent. The ADC is the first binding regional instrument adopted by member states of the African Union (“AU”) that attempts to comprehensively address all of the elements necessary for the establishment of liberal democracies. The ADC also contains a number of expansive provisions regarding unconstitutional changes of government. For instance, the ADC is the first legal instrument adopted by member states of the AU …
Authorizing Subnational Constitutions In Transitional Federal States: South Africa, Democracy, And The Kwazulu- Natal Constitution, Jonathan Marshfield
Authorizing Subnational Constitutions In Transitional Federal States: South Africa, Democracy, And The Kwazulu- Natal Constitution, Jonathan Marshfield
Jonathan Marshfield
Slides: Forests And Grasslands, Federico Cheever
Slides: Forests And Grasslands, Federico Cheever
The Future of Natural Resources Law and Policy (Summer Conference, June 6-8)
Presenter: Professor Federico Cheever, University of Denver Sturm College of Law
30 slides
Presidentialism In The Southern African States And Constitutional Restraint On Presidential Power, Muna Ndulo
Presidentialism In The Southern African States And Constitutional Restraint On Presidential Power, Muna Ndulo
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Constitution-Making In Africa: Assessing Both The Process And The Content, Muna Ndulo
Constitution-Making In Africa: Assessing Both The Process And The Content, Muna Ndulo
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Constitutionalism In Zambia: Past, Present And Future, Muna Ndulo, Robert B. Kent
Constitutionalism In Zambia: Past, Present And Future, Muna Ndulo, Robert B. Kent
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ethnic Identity And Constitutional Design For Africa, Alemante G. Selassie
Ethnic Identity And Constitutional Design For Africa, Alemante G. Selassie
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Core Freedoms In Nigerian And U.S. Constitutions: A Study In Difference, Gordon A. Christenson
Core Freedoms In Nigerian And U.S. Constitutions: A Study In Difference, Gordon A. Christenson
Faculty Articles and Other Publications
This article compares core freedoms in the United States Constitution with similar constitutional experience encountered in the Nigerian Constitution. It is a study in difference, illuminated by learned papers and discussion of these issues by judges, lawyers, professors, journalists and activists in Nigeria. Moreover, to add a third dimension, differences and similarities in constitutional experiences are shown within the contemporary framework of international norms.