Author: James Fowkes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107124093
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A revisionary account of the South African Constitutional Court, its working method and the neglected political underpinnings of its success.
Building the Constitution
Author: James Fowkes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107124093
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A revisionary account of the South African Constitutional Court, its working method and the neglected political underpinnings of its success.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107124093
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
A revisionary account of the South African Constitutional Court, its working method and the neglected political underpinnings of its success.
Ethnic Diversity and Federalism
Author: Yonatan Tesfaye Fessha
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317140982
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
How federalism can be used to provide recognition and accommodate ethnic groups is an important topic, not only in Africa, but in multi-ethnic communities around the world. Examining how institutions of multi-ethnic states have been designed to accommodate ethnic diversity while at the same time maintaining national unity, this book locates institutional responses to the challenges of ethnic diversity within the context of a federal arrangement. It examines how a federal arrangement has been used to reconcile the conflicting pressures of the demand for the recognition of distinctive identities, on the one hand, and the promotion of political and territorial integrity, on the other. Comparative case studies of South Africa and Ethiopia as the two federal systems provide a contrasting approach to issues of ethnic diversity. Suggesting new ways in which federalism might work, the author identifies key institutions lessons which will help to build an all-inclusive society.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317140982
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
How federalism can be used to provide recognition and accommodate ethnic groups is an important topic, not only in Africa, but in multi-ethnic communities around the world. Examining how institutions of multi-ethnic states have been designed to accommodate ethnic diversity while at the same time maintaining national unity, this book locates institutional responses to the challenges of ethnic diversity within the context of a federal arrangement. It examines how a federal arrangement has been used to reconcile the conflicting pressures of the demand for the recognition of distinctive identities, on the one hand, and the promotion of political and territorial integrity, on the other. Comparative case studies of South Africa and Ethiopia as the two federal systems provide a contrasting approach to issues of ethnic diversity. Suggesting new ways in which federalism might work, the author identifies key institutions lessons which will help to build an all-inclusive society.
The Soul of a Nation
Author: Hassen Ebrahim
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Part One of this book provides a detailed account of development of the South African constitution, especially between 1985 and 1996. Part Two is a collection of key documents from South Africa's constitutional history since 1902.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Part One of this book provides a detailed account of development of the South African constitution, especially between 1985 and 1996. Part Two is a collection of key documents from South Africa's constitutional history since 1902.
A Democratic South Africa?
Author: Donald L. Horowitz
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520078857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Una reproducción digital está disponible en E -Editions, una colaboración de la Universidad de California Press y el programa eScholarship de la Biblioteca Digital de California.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520078857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Una reproducción digital está disponible en E -Editions, una colaboración de la Universidad de California Press y el programa eScholarship de la Biblioteca Digital de California.
Constitutional Triumphs, Constitutional Disappointments
Author: Rosalind Dixon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108415334
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Evaluates the successes and failures of the 1996 South African Constitution following the twentieth anniversary of its enactment.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108415334
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Evaluates the successes and failures of the 1996 South African Constitution following the twentieth anniversary of its enactment.
Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa
Author: Alan J. Kuperman
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812246586
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Presenting the first database of constitutional design in all African countries, and seven original case studies, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa explores the types of domestic political institutions that can buffer societies from destabilizing changes that otherwise increase the risk of violence.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812246586
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Presenting the first database of constitutional design in all African countries, and seven original case studies, Constitutions and Conflict Management in Africa explores the types of domestic political institutions that can buffer societies from destabilizing changes that otherwise increase the risk of violence.
Public Participation in African Constitutionalism
Author: Tania Abbiate
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351719645
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
During the last decade of the 20th century, Africa has been marked by a "constitutional wind" which has blown across the continent giving impetus to constitutional reforms designed to introduce constitutionalism and good governance. One of the main features of these processes has been the promotion of public participation, encouraged by both civil society and the international community. This book aims to provide a systematic overview of participation forms and mechanisms across Africa, and a critical understanding of the impact of public participation in constitution-making processes, digging beneath the rhetoric of public participation as being at the heart of any successful transition towards democracy and constitutionalism. Using case studies from Central African Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the book investigates various aspects of participatory constitution making: from conception, to processes, and specific contents that trigger ambivalent dynamics in such processes. The abstract glorification of public participation is questioned as theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to explain what public participation does in concrete terms and to identify what lessons might be drawn from those experiences. This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and students with an interest in politics and constitution building in Africa, as well as experts working in national offices, international organizations or in national and international NGOs.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351719645
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
During the last decade of the 20th century, Africa has been marked by a "constitutional wind" which has blown across the continent giving impetus to constitutional reforms designed to introduce constitutionalism and good governance. One of the main features of these processes has been the promotion of public participation, encouraged by both civil society and the international community. This book aims to provide a systematic overview of participation forms and mechanisms across Africa, and a critical understanding of the impact of public participation in constitution-making processes, digging beneath the rhetoric of public participation as being at the heart of any successful transition towards democracy and constitutionalism. Using case studies from Central African Republic, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the book investigates various aspects of participatory constitution making: from conception, to processes, and specific contents that trigger ambivalent dynamics in such processes. The abstract glorification of public participation is questioned as theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to explain what public participation does in concrete terms and to identify what lessons might be drawn from those experiences. This is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and students with an interest in politics and constitution building in Africa, as well as experts working in national offices, international organizations or in national and international NGOs.
Constitutional Rights in Two Worlds
Author: Mark S. Kende
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521879043
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book examines the South African Constitutional Court to determine how it has functioned during the nation's transition.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521879043
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This book examines the South African Constitutional Court to determine how it has functioned during the nation's transition.
Constitutionalism and Transitional Justice in South Africa
Author: Andrea Lollini
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1845457641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Over the last fifteen years, the South African postapartheid Transitional Amnesty Process – implemented by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) – has been extensively analyzed by scholars and commentators from around the world and from almost every discipline of human sciences. Lawyers, historians, anthropologists and sociologists as well as political scientists have tried to understand, describe and comment on the ‘shocking’ South African political decision to give amnesty to all who fully disclosed their politically motivated crimes committed during the apartheid era. Investigating the postapartheid transition in South Africa from a multidisciplinary perspective involving constitutional law, criminal law, history and political science, this book explores the overlapping of the postapartheid constitution-making process and the Amnesty Process for political violence under apartheid and shows that both processes represent important innovations in terms of constitutional law and transitional justice systems. Both processes contain mechanisms that encourage the constitution of the unity of the political body while ensuring future solidity and stability. From this perspective, the book deals with the importance of several concepts such as truth about the past, publicly shared memory, unity of the political body and public confession.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1845457641
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Over the last fifteen years, the South African postapartheid Transitional Amnesty Process – implemented by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) – has been extensively analyzed by scholars and commentators from around the world and from almost every discipline of human sciences. Lawyers, historians, anthropologists and sociologists as well as political scientists have tried to understand, describe and comment on the ‘shocking’ South African political decision to give amnesty to all who fully disclosed their politically motivated crimes committed during the apartheid era. Investigating the postapartheid transition in South Africa from a multidisciplinary perspective involving constitutional law, criminal law, history and political science, this book explores the overlapping of the postapartheid constitution-making process and the Amnesty Process for political violence under apartheid and shows that both processes represent important innovations in terms of constitutional law and transitional justice systems. Both processes contain mechanisms that encourage the constitution of the unity of the political body while ensuring future solidity and stability. From this perspective, the book deals with the importance of several concepts such as truth about the past, publicly shared memory, unity of the political body and public confession.
Framing the State in Times of Transition
Author: Laurel E. Miller
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
ISBN: 1601270550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
Analyzing nineteen cases, this title offers practical perspective on the implications of constitution-making procedure, and explores emerging international legal norms.
Publisher: US Institute of Peace Press
ISBN: 1601270550
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 737
Book Description
Analyzing nineteen cases, this title offers practical perspective on the implications of constitution-making procedure, and explores emerging international legal norms.