This topical book examines how the goals of constitutionalism–good and fair government–
are addressed at a time when the multi-religious composition of countries' populations has …

Societal constitutionalism presents us with alternatives to state-centered constitutional
theory. But this alternative does not so much displace as extend conventional constitutional …

ABSTRACT In adopting the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (" African
Child Charter") on July 1, 1990, Africans, through the Organization ofAfrican Unity, officially …

Since the end of the Cold War, there has been an acceleration in globalization, a process
that has resulted in significant increases in interaction between peoples and nations. As a …

The actual and perceived conflicts between customary law and human rights law, especially
in issues dealing with gender equality, have remained a major challenge in Africa. Some of …

In its modern history, Africa has experienced different waves of constitutional ordering. The
latest democratisation wave, which began in the 1990s, has set the stage over the past …

Internationalisation has caused significant convergence of the national constitutional
systems of the world. Internationalisation occurs along vertical lines through the influence of …

During the last several decades, researchers have sought to uncover the" status of women
and the conditions under which they live." 1 These researchers have determined that"[t] …

Throughout history, scholars and practitioners have struggled to define the political concept
generally referred to as democracy. That exasperation in seeking a definition for democracy …

In recent years, civil society organizations in many countries around the world, as well as
international organizations, such as UNICEF, have redoubled their efforts to end child …