Constitutional Development in East Africa for Year 2001
Author: Joseph Oloka-Onyango
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789987622573
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Joseph Oloka-Onyango
Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789987622573
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Joseph Oloka-Onyango
Publisher: Fountain Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This collection of essays brings together critical and considered responses to matters of constitutionalism in the context of the most recent political evolutions in many African countries. They are concerned with the struggles for progressive constitionalism, and review historical developments and future challenges. Some specific subjects discussed are: pan- Africanism and constitutionalism; culture, ethnicity and citizenship with reference to Ruanda and Senegal; equality, discrimination and constitutionalism in Muslim Africa; gender and affirmative action in post-1995 Uganda; constitution making in Eritrea; and the challenges of antiquated constitutional doctrines and values in Commonwealth Africa. The contributors are prominent scholars in the fields of politics, law and human rights and include Ola Abu Zeid, Antonia Kalu, Ali Mazrui, Oloka-Onyanyo and Sylvia Tamale.
Author: Rachel Ellett
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-08-21
Total Pages: 252
ISBN-13: 1135965986
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines the complex relationship that exists between the construction of judicial power, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and their regime setting. It examines the intriguing connection between the construction of judicial power on the one hand, and the institutional characteristics of the courts and regime setting on the other. The book asks whether courts are rendered powerful by virtue of their institutional characteristics or by a supportive, perhaps acquiescent, regime setting. By analyzing the historical pathways of courts in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi, this book argues that the emergence of judicial power since the colonial period, though fraught with many challenges, presents a unique opportunity for consolidating democracy. The book examines in detail the significant political decisions of the upper-level courts in Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi from the colonial period to the present day, analyzing them in relation to changes in the political environment over time. Analysis of these decisions is also supplemented by in-depth interviews with judges, lawyers and other important stakeholders in the judicial processes. This book demonstrates that even in the most challenging regime environments, effective institutions and determined individuals can push back against interference and issue politically powerful, independent decisions but the way in which judiciaries respond to this regime pressure varies enormously across countries and regions.
Author: Kivutha Kibwana
Publisher: Fountain Books
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These essays by East African university professors of law, trace the course of constitutional development in East Africa since independence, and analyse the trends of constitutionalism in 1999. The essays cover: constitutional development in Kenya; constitution making in Tanzania; and the mixed results of Uganda's constitutional development. This is the first of planned annual comparative reviews of constitutionalism in East Africa intending to inform public debate on the progress, challenges and prospects of constitutional development in the region.
Author: Veronica Federico
Publisher: Firenze University Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 8884534011
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The book - as the outcome of a research performed by the University of Florence and the United States Institute of Peace of Washington - explores the role of law in the process of democratic transition in South Africa. More specifically it emphasize how constitutional law may contribute to "civilize" apparently reconcilable conflicts, a part from laying down the foundations of the new legal order and institutions. The book - as the outcome of a research performed by the University of Florence and the United States Institute of Peace of Washington - explores the role of law in the process of democratic transition in South Africa. More specifically it emphasize how constitutional law may contribute to "civilize" apparently reconcilable conflicts, a part from laying down the foundations of the new legal order and institutions"--Publisher's description