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A Theory of African Constitutionalism
Utilizing detailed case studies from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa, this title traces African constitutionalism from precolonial times to the present. The volume offers a new framework for understanding African constitutionalism and a range of practical proposals for its future development.
| Author(s) | By Berihun Adugna Gebeye (Humboldt Research Fellow, Humboldt Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 272 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 8 Jul 2021 |
| Availability | Available |
Utilizing detailed case studies from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and South Africa, this title traces African constitutionalism from precolonial times to the present. The volume offers a new framework for understanding African constitutionalism and a range of practical proposals for its future development.
Introduction Part I Theory 1: Legal Syncretism as a Theoretical Framework for African Constitutionalism 2: The Transformation of African Constitutionalism 3: The Design and Practice of African Constitutionalism Part II Case Studies 4: Federalism 5:
Berihun Adugna Gebeye is a Humboldt Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. Previously, he has been a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Gottingen and held visiting fellows
