African legislatures in social emergencies: challenges and outcomes. (4th May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aderemi, Adewale; Akanji, Olajide O.
• Is Part Of: Theory and practice of legislation. Volume 10:Number 2(2022)
• Page Start: 113
• Page End: 116
• Publication Date: 2022-05-04
• Subjects: Legislatures -- African legislatures -- social emergencies -- legislative oversight -- legislative outcomes; Legislation -- Periodicals; 340.1
• DOI: 10.1080/20508840.2022.2107825
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-8840

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Social emergencies of different kinds are common in Africa. Violent protests and secessionist agitations, terrorism and insurgencies, coups and conflicts, climate change and droughts, conflict and climate-induced internal displacement, drug/human trafficking, and lately the Covid-19 pandemic have ravaged the continent. This has raised the question of how African legislatures deal with crises; how they perform their statutory functions during crises, and the issues that shape their operation during such times. This editorial introduces the special edition on 'African Legislatures in Social Emergencies: Challenges and Outcomes' and provides an overview of its collection of interesting articles.