Constitutionalism and Society in Africa

The issues addressed in this rewarding book provide new insight into the way we conceive reflect and study the problems of political transformation and constitution-making in Africa. The study provides a refreshingly in-depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of constitutional provisions for managing the challenges of race religion ethnicity citizenship civil liberties and civil-military relations in Africa's transitional democracies. Tracing emerging trends in constitution-making it blends the theory of constitutional democracy with case studies and defines the imperative of social justice.