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Date
2017
Abstract
This chapter, which focuses on the first post-colonial constitutions created at the time of African independence, addresses four questions. How were these constitutions made? Did they build a social contract between states and citizens? Is there a clear typology of constitutions in Africa corresponding to the political differences between the colonial powers? What was the long-term effect of these first post-colonial constitutions?
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peer-reviewed
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EISA: Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa
Citation
Checks and Balances: African Constitutions and Democracy in the 21st Century, Grant Masterson and Melanie Meirotti (eds);pp. 15-26
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Sustainable Development Goals
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Book chapter
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/