Democratic governance, law, and development in Africa : pragmatism, experiments, and prospects /: pragmatism, experiments, and prospects. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom, Michael Addaney, Lydia A. Nkansah.
• Editors: Addadzi-Koom, Maame Efua; Addaney, Michael; Apori-Nkansah, Lydia
• Contents: Part I: Introduction.- Chapter 1: The Fourth Republic and 1992 Constitution of Ghana: Grounding Democracy, Rule of Law and Development.- Chapter 2: Imperial President and Constitutionalism under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.- Part II: Ghana's Fourth Republic: Democracy, Rule of Law and Development.- Chapter 3: Reflections on Public Interest Constitutional Litigation of the Government of Ghana's Economic Transactions with Private Parties.- Chapter 4: Protection of Privacy of Communication and the Admissibility of Electronic Evidence: An Assessment of the Supreme Court's Guidelines.- Chapter 5: Balancing the Freedom of Expression, Right to Information and Use of Social Media in Ghana.- Chapter 6: Examining the Regulatory Character and Constitutional Validity of the Bank of Ghana's Directives to Actors in the Banking Sector.- Part III: Inclusive Development and Securing the Rights of Minorities Under Ghana's Fourth Republic.- Chapter 7: Connecting Disability Rights and Democracy in Ghana: Leveraging on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.- Chapter 8: Balancing Religious Freedoms and the Right to Education of Minorities in Ghana: A Focus on Access to Public Senior High Schools by Rastafarians.- Chapter 9: Gendered Power Relationships and Inequality in Northern Ghana.- Chapter 10: Majoritarian Democracy and the LGBT Conundrum in Ghana.- Part IV: Constitutional Law, Institutions and Governance in Ghana.- Chapter 11: Safeguarding the Independence of Autonomous Constitutional Bodies in Ghana.- Chapter 12: Redefining the Jurisdiction of Commissions of Inquiry under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.- Chapter 13: The Contribution of Strong Institutions in Promoting Good Governance in Ghana.- Chapter 14: Police Brutality and Violence Against Liberian Refugees and Migrants in Ghana: Assessing the Role of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice.- Chapter 15: Devolution and the Transformation of Ghana's Local Government Law towards a Functional Decentralized Governance System.- Chapter 16: The Contribution of the International Community to Peaceful Elections in Ghana.- Part V: Democratization, Good Governance and Development in Africa.- Chapter 17: Economic development, Democratization and the Rule of Law in Ghana and Nigeria.- Chapter 18: Constitutional Design and the Realisation of Human Rights in Botswana: Challenges and Prospects.- Chapter 19: Rule of Law and Human Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa: Reflections from Ghana.- Chapter 20: Violence against Women and the Quest for a Sustainable Solution in Africa: Reflections on Rediscovery of the Due Diligence Standard.- Chapter 21: Assets Declaration as a Tool to Combat Corruption in Africa.- Part VI: Governing the Environment, Climate Change and Social Challenges in Africa.- Chapter 22: Climate change and human rights in Africa: A New factor in African Union Policymaking.- Chapter 23: Domestication of International Law on the Environment and Climate Change in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects.- Chapter 24: Climate Change and Clean Energy Generation in Ghana: Reflections on the Regulatory and Investment Frameworks.- Chapter 25: The Role of the Environmental Protection Agency under Ghana's Fourth Republic.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.96; Democracy -- Africa; Rule of law -- Africa; Economic development -- Africa
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783031153976
• Related ISBNs: 9783031153969
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