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Constitutional Adjudication in Africa / edited by Charles M. Fombad.

Contributor(s): Series: Stellenbosch handbooks in African constitutional law ; Book twoPublisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First editionDescription: xxiv, 378 pages ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198810216 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.6035 FOM
LOC classification:
  • KQC539 .C667 2017
Online resources:
Contents:
Table of Contents Introduction, Charles M. Fombad; Part 1 General Overview; 1. An Overview of Contemporary Models of Constitutional Review in Africa, Charles M. Fombad; Part 2 Archetypical Examples of Different Models of African Constitutional Adjudication; 2. Centralized Model of Constitutional Adjudication: The Constitutional Court of Benin, Segnonna Horace Adjolohoun; 3. The Cameroonian Constitutional Council: Faithful Servant of an Unaccountable System, Charles M. Fombad; 4. The Constitutional Court of Angola: Judicial Restraint in a Dominant Party State, Andre Thomashausen; 5. The Supreme Court of Ghana under the 1992 Constitution: Nature of Jurisdiction as the Apex Court and Contribution to the Promotion of Constitutionalism, Kofi Quashigah; 6. Constitutional Adjudication in Nigeria: Formal Structures and Substantive Impact, Ameze Guobadia; 7. Constitutional Review in South Africa: Features, Changes, and Controversies, James Fowkes; 8. Unique but Ineffective: Assessing the Constitutional Adjudication System in Ethiopia, Adem Abebe; Part 3 The Impact of Transjudicialism on Constitutional Adjudication; 9. The Effects of International Law Norms on Constitutional Adjudication in Africa, Magnus Killander; 10. The Impact of Regional and Sub-Regional Courts and Tribunals on Constitutional Adjudication in Africa, Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila; Part 4 Constitutional Adjudication and Promotion of Constitutionalism; 11. 'Made in Courts' Democracies? Constitutional Adjudication and Politics in African Constitutionalism, Segnonna Horace Adjolohoun; 12. Exploring the Contribution of Ubuntu in Constitutional Adjudication - Towards the Indigenization of Constitutionalism in South Africa?, Christa Rautenbach; Part 5 Decision-Making and Working Practices; 13. Handling of Petitions by the Constitutional Court of Benin, Theodore Holo; 14. The Birth of the South African Constitutional Court, Richard J. Goldstone; 15. Decision Making and Working Practices of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Samuel Kofi Date-Bah; Part 6 Conclusion; 16. Constitutional Adjudication and Constitutional Justice in Africa's Uncertain Transition: Mapping the Way Forward, Charles M. Fombad;
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Table of Contents
Introduction, Charles M. Fombad;
Part 1 General Overview;
1. An Overview of Contemporary Models of Constitutional Review in Africa, Charles M. Fombad;
Part 2 Archetypical Examples of Different Models of African Constitutional Adjudication;
2. Centralized Model of Constitutional Adjudication: The Constitutional Court of Benin, Segnonna Horace Adjolohoun;
3. The Cameroonian Constitutional Council: Faithful Servant of an Unaccountable System, Charles M. Fombad;
4. The Constitutional Court of Angola: Judicial Restraint in a Dominant Party State, Andre Thomashausen;
5. The Supreme Court of Ghana under the 1992 Constitution: Nature of Jurisdiction as the Apex Court and Contribution to the Promotion of Constitutionalism, Kofi Quashigah;
6. Constitutional Adjudication in Nigeria: Formal Structures and Substantive Impact, Ameze Guobadia;
7. Constitutional Review in South Africa: Features, Changes, and Controversies, James Fowkes;
8. Unique but Ineffective: Assessing the Constitutional Adjudication System in Ethiopia, Adem Abebe;
Part 3 The Impact of Transjudicialism on Constitutional Adjudication;
9. The Effects of International Law Norms on Constitutional Adjudication in Africa, Magnus Killander;
10. The Impact of Regional and Sub-Regional Courts and Tribunals on Constitutional Adjudication in Africa, Bonolo Ramadi Dinokopila;
Part 4 Constitutional Adjudication and Promotion of Constitutionalism;
11. 'Made in Courts' Democracies? Constitutional Adjudication and Politics in African Constitutionalism, Segnonna Horace Adjolohoun;
12. Exploring the Contribution of Ubuntu in Constitutional Adjudication - Towards the Indigenization of Constitutionalism in South Africa?, Christa Rautenbach;
Part 5 Decision-Making and Working Practices;
13. Handling of Petitions by the Constitutional Court of Benin, Theodore Holo;
14. The Birth of the South African Constitutional Court, Richard J. Goldstone;
15. Decision Making and Working Practices of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Samuel Kofi Date-Bah;
Part 6 Conclusion;
16. Constitutional Adjudication and Constitutional Justice in Africa's Uncertain Transition: Mapping the Way Forward, Charles M. Fombad;

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