"By focusing on the relationship between constitutionalism and economic growth in Africa, this volume addresses five questions: (1) In the constitutional reforms of the 1990s and thereafter, did constitutions also reflect the shift towards a ..."
"While local government is found in all federal countries, its place and role in the governance of these countries varies considerably. In some countries, local government is considered an essential part of the federal nature of the state and recognized in the constitution as such, whereas in others it is simply a creature of the sub-national states/provinces. When referring to local government it is more correct to refer to local govern ..."
"This collection of essays assesses the efforts of African governments to constitutionalise decentralisation, be it in the form of federalism, local government or traditional authorities. Since the end of the Cold War jurisdictions across Africa have witnessed an ostensible return to multi-party democracy within the paradigm of constitutionalism and the rule of law. Linked to the democratisation process, many countries took steps to dece ..."
The Value of Comparative Federalism The Legacy of Ronald L. Watts von NicoSteytler Paperback, Veröffentlicht 2023 von Taylor & Francis Ltd, London ISBN-13: 978-0-367-62960-1, ISBN: 0-367-62960-7
"This book brings together leading scholars and practitioners from around the globe to examine the current roles of and future trends in local government structures and mechanisms in 16 different federal and federal-type countries."
Comparative Federalism and Covid-19 (Routledge Studies in Federalism and Decentralization) von NicoSteytler Hardcover, Veröffentlicht 2021 von Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-367-76397-8, ISBN: 0-367-76397-4
"This book argues that a leading cause of the political instability in the Horn of Africa is a crisis of governance, caused by extreme centralization of power, weak institutions, and the failure to institutionalise the responsible use of ..."
"By focusing on the relationship between constitutionalism and economic growth in Africa, this volume addresses five questions: (1) In the constitutional reforms of the 1990s and thereafter, did constitutions also reflect the shift towards a ..."
"... Charles Manga Fombad is Professor of law and Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in ... Netherlands, and Crete in Greece. Solomon Negussie (PhD, Utrecht University, NL) is Associate Professor and former Dean ..."
"In a February 2011 deposition, the president of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Salami,
alleged that then Chief Justice of the federation, Aloysius Katsina- Alu, plotted to '
pervert the course of justice' by asking Salami to disband a panel of the Court on
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"... but also how this strengthens the legitimacy of the modern state.13 In a recent
paper, Anna Schulz and Erik Wibbels of Duke University similarly refuse to follow
the assumptions of the modernist mind-set in associating traditional authorities ..."
"7.3(1), last part Protocol). If it chooses to maintain the proposal, the Commission
will have to justify with a reasoned opinion why it considers that the proposal
complies with the principle of subsidiarity. This reasoned opinion, as well as the
reasoned opinions of the national Parliaments, will have to be submitted to the
Union legislator. H.J. Blanke, 'Art. 6 of Prot. No. 2', in H.J. Blanke and S.
Mangiameli (eds.), The Treaty ..."
"But only when the subjects mentioned in the Eleventh and Twelfth Schedules (
listing local government functional areas) are removed from state control will
these schedules assume a status equal to that of the Union and State Lists of
functional areas in the Seventh Schedule. However, the qualitative change that
has come about in the Indian federal structure is a matter of debate and
discussion today.38 The strong undercurrent of thi ..."
"... for Political Islam' The Telegraph (London, 4 July 2013) accessed 26 September 2018. 121 For example, the Rabat Stadium Scandal.
See Hamdi Echkaou, 'Radical Antagonists: Urban Discourses of Moroccan Youth
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"Also see Law, Customs and Rights, Information Newsletter of the Law, Race and
Gender Research Unit of the University of ... 19, the court agreed with the learned
author Anthony N. Allot (New Essays in African Law (Butterworths 1970)) that: ..."
"Providing examples of diverse forms of federalism, including new and mature, developed and developing, parliamentary and presidential, and common-law and civil law, the comparative studies in this volume analyse government in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Each chapter describes the provisions of a constitution, explains the political, social ..."