In a democracy it is the citizens who choose their leaders. Through elections, the people constitute government to preside over public affairs. However, in several African countries the quality of the elections has been ...
The beginning of the 1990s saw many African countries embarking on the process of drafting
new constitutions as they abandoned independence constitutions. Most of the independence
constitutions were perceived as constitutions ...
The cultivation of a culture of constitutionalism remains the greatest challenge to Nigeria’s constitutional democracy. Militarism affected in a very substantial way Africa’s efforts to develop a culture of constitutionalism ...
The adoption of the 1996 Constitution in recognition of the historic imbalances that
South Africa inherited from its past, affirms the commitment to the promotion of human
rights including the right to equality. The ...
The legislative supremacy of Parliament, a dominant characteristic of the Westminster system of government, has for a long time been the basic norm of South African constitutional law. In line with the Westminster ...
Section 34 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 outlines the scope
of judicial authority as encompassing the resolution of any dispute that can be resolved
by the application of law. The courts in ...