Binding: Hardcover
Description: In its modern history Africa has experienced different waves of constitutional ordering. The latest democratisation wave which began in the 1990s has set the stage over the past decade for what is now a hotly debated issue: do recent new or fundamentally revised constitutions truly reflect an African constitutional identity? Thoughtfully navigating a contested field this volume brings to the fore a number of foundational questions about African constitutionalism. Constitutional Identity and Constitutionalism in Africa asks whether the concept of constitutional identity clarifies our understanding of constitutional change in Africa including an exploration of the relationship between constitutional identity and a country's unique culture(s) and histories. Building on this contributions examine the persistent role of colonial heritages in shaping constitutional identity in post - Independence African nations and the question of path - dependency. Given the enduring influence of the colonial experience the volume asks how why and to what end African constitutions must be 'decolonised to form an authentic constitutional identity. This theoretical insight is supplemented and further deepened by detailed case studies of South Africa Ethiopia Cape Verde Cameroon and Egypt and their diverse experience of constitutional continuity and change. This volume in the Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutional Law series brings together contributions from established scholars and emerging voices on the study of constitutional processes. They provide an urgent critical analysis of existing paradigms concepts and normative ideologies of modern African constitutionalism in the context of constitutional identity.
Title: Constitutional Identity And Constitutionalism In Africa
Brand: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198906308
Pages: 352 Pages
Publication Date: 5/22/2024
Series: Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutional Law
Category: Constitutional & Administrative Law