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Subject(s)

• Constitutional amendments—Africa [Browse]
• Constitutional law—Africa [Browse]
• Rule of law—Africa [Browse]
• Separation of powers—Africa [Browse]

Editor

• Fombad, Charles Manga [Browse]
• Steytler, N. C. [Browse]

Series

Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law [More in this series]

Summary note

The new generation of African constitutions from the 1990s aimed to embed democracy and constitutionalism after decades of instability. However, frequent amendments threaten this progress. This book examines the processes of constitutional change and how amendments can be made without undermining efforts to entrench democracy and constitutionalism.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Introductory Remarks: 30 Years of Constitutionalism in Africa: Between Myth and Reality / Babacar Kanté
• General Introduction: Constitutional Change and Constitutionalism in Africa / Nico Steytler and Charles M. Fombad
• Part 1. General overview. 1. An Overview of the Legal Framework for Amending Modern African Constitutions / Charles M. Fombad
• Part 2. Constitution-building, constitution-making, constitutional change, and constitutionalism. - 2. Changing Modes of Constitution-making in Africa : Do the Means Guarantee the Ends? / Heinz Klug - 3. Reimagining Constitutional Change and Democracy in Africa : Emerging Supranational Standards for Constitutional Change / Adem Kassie Abebe - 4. Making and Amending Federal Constitutions in Africa / Nico Steytler / Zemelak Ayitenew Ayele / and Henry Paul Gichana
• Part 3. Eternity clauses / constitutional unamendability / constitutional change / and constitutionalism - 5. Eternalized Core Provisions in the Constitutions of the Lusophone Countries in Africa and Their Uncertain Destinies / André Thomashausen - 6. Eternity Clauses in African Constitutionalism: A Case Study of CEMAC Countries / Abdou Khadre Diop - Part 4. The judiciary, constitutional change, and constitutionalism - 7. The Trouble with Judicial Amendments : Lessons from Ghana / Maame A.S. Mensa-Bonsu - 8. Time to Reduce Judicial Adventurism: Reflections on Glenister II and Sonke Gender Justice through the Lens of the Separation of Powers and Proposals for Reform / Lauren Kohn - 9. The Basic Structure Doctrine and the Politics of Constitutional Change in Kenya : A Case of Judicial Adventurism? / Migai Akech
• Part 5. Case studies : distinct profiles of constitutional change. 10. A Divided Quest for a More Perfect Union : Ethno-regionalism / Recurrent Constitutional Alterations / and the Failure of Institutional Change in Nigeria's Fourth Republic / Rotimi T. Suberu - 11. Constitutional Adaptation and Change in Ethiopia / Assefa Fiseha - 12. Citizens' Collective Action, Constitutional Changes, and Constitutionalism : Lessons from the Building Bridges Initiative in Kenya / Dr Marystella Simiyu and ProfTrésor Muhindo Makunya - 13. Craving Stability, Flirting with Change : Understanding Constitutional Change in Malawi Since 1994 / Mwiza Jo Nkhata - 14. The Complex Path of Constitution-Making in Conflict-Ridden States : A Case Study of Libya / Rania Hussein Khafaga
• Part 6. General conclusion. 15. Three Decades of Trying to Avert Frequent and Abusive Changes to African Constitutions : Lessons for the Future / Charles M. Fombad.

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ISBN

• 9780198957003 ((hardcover))
• 0198957009 ((hardcover))

LCCN

2025931258

OCLC

1484996342

Other standard number

CIPO000234565

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