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Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa edited by Fombad, Charles M; Steytler, Nico (22nd August 2019)
- Preliminary Material
- Preface
- Contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Legislation
- National Legislation
- Algeria
- Angola
- Belgium
- Botswana
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Central African Republic (CAR)
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Congo (Republic)
- Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Eswatini (Swaziland)
- Ethiopia
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Portugal
- Republic of Congo
- Senegal
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- International Legislation
- National Legislation
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Contributors
- Main Text
- Introduction to Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa
- Part I Introductory Overview
- 1 The Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa: Concepts, Conflicts, and Hypotheses
- 2 Ethnicity, Decentralisation, and Constitutionalism: A Comparative Perspective
- 3 Regional and Continental Frameworks for Decentralisation in Africa: The African Charter on Decentralisation
- Part II Federal and Hybrid Federal Systems in Africa
- 4 Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism in Nigeria
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Paradoxes of Constitutional Infidelity
- 3 The 1999 Nigerian Constitution: Overcentralisation and the Roots of Infidelity
- 4 Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism since 1999
- 5 Assessing the Promise and Perils of Constitutional Infidelity
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- 5 A Federation without Federal Credentials: The Story of Federalism in a Dominant-party State
- 6 The Dynamic Relationship between Devolution and Constitutionalism in South Africa
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Constitutionalism in Theory and Practice at National Level
- 3 Sub-national Governments
- 4 Provinces
- 5 Local Government
- 5.1 Constitutionalising local government
- 5.2 Establishing the local sphere of government: The Mandela years (1994–1999)
- 5.3 Consolidating local government: The Mbeki years (1999–2008)
- 5.4 The challenge of, and to, local government: the Zuma presidency (2009–2018)
- 5.5 Local government and constitutionalism: Assessment
- 6 Concluding Remarks: The Dynamic Relationships between Devolution and Constitutionalism in South Africa
- Bibliography
- 7 Regionalism under the Congolese Constitution of 18 February 2006: Progress and Challenges
- 8 Implementation of Devolution under Kenya’s 2010 Constitution: Political Resistance and the Struggle for the Ideals of Constitutionalism
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Kenya’s History of Centralised Power and Popular Clamour for Political and Governance Reforms
- 3 Fundamental State Restructuring under the 2010 Constitution
- 4 Implementation of Devolved Governance
- 5 Constitutionalism as a Critical Condition for Effective Devolution
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- 9 Constitutionalism: The Missing Element in South Sudan’s Elusive Quest for Peace through Federalism?
- 4 Constitutional Infidelity and Federalism in Nigeria
- Part III Decentralisation, Local Government, and Constitutionalism
- 10 Constitutionalisation of Local and Regional Government in Lesotho, South Africa, and Uganda
- 11 Decentralisation for Participatory Governance under Ghana’s 1992 Constitution: The Rhetoric and the Reality
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Background to the Local Government System under the 1992 Constitution
- 3 Decentralisation under the 1992 Constitution
- 4 The District Units
- 5 The Regions
- 6 Composition of the District Assemblies
- 7 Constitutionally Prescribed Functions of the District Assembly
- 8 Constitutional Provisions on Decentralisation and How They Could Support Constitutionalism
- 9 The Practice of Central Government Control over District Assemblies
- 10 The Impact of the CRC Exercise on Issues of Local Government
- 11 Future of the CRC Report
- 12 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- 12 Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Zimbabwe: Can the Leviathan be Tamed?
- 13 Cameroon and the Anomalies of Decentralisation with a Centralist Mindset
- 14 Decentralised Territorial Entities and Promotion of Local Governance under the Constitution of 18 February 2006 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 15 The Concept and Implementation of ‘Gradual Decentralisation’ in Mozambique
- 16 Progress and Pitfalls in Constitutional Reform: Decentralisation in the Wake of the Arab Spring in Egypt and Tunisia
- 17 Sub-national Constitutional Autonomy, Local Government, and Constitutionalism in Ethiopia
- Part IV Traditional Institutions and Decentralisation
- 18 Constitutionalisation of Traditional Authorities and the Decentralisation of Governance: Anglophone and Francophone Africa Compared
- 19 Mapping Traditional Leadership and Authority in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Traditional Governance
- Preliminary Material
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Background and Constitutional Recognition
- 3 Legal Framework for the Institution of Traditional Leadership and Authority
- 3.1 Policy documents on traditional governance
- 3.2 The Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act: the blueprint for traditional governance
- 3.3 Houses of traditional leaders: national, provincial, and local
- 3.4 Traditional courts: the judicial arm of traditional leadership
- 3.5 The role of traditional leadership in the allocation of communal land
- 3.6 The recognition of Khoi-San traditional leadership
- 4 Traditional Leadership versus Democratic Governance: Challenges and Pitfalls
- 5 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- 20 The Tinkhundla Decentralisation System: Is this a Blend of Traditional and Modern State Governance that Works?
- Part V General Conclusion
- 21 The Symbiotic Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Quest for Constitutionalism and Decentralisation
- 3 Constitutionalism and Federal Arrangements
- 4 Constitutionalism and Local Government
- 5 Traditional Leaders
- 6 Concluding Remarks
- Bibliography
- 21 The Symbiotic Relationship between Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa
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