Nigerian Politics
Nigerian Politics

Author: Rotimi Ajayi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-12-03

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 303050509X

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This volume engages in an in-depth discussion of Nigerian politics. Written by an expert group of Nigerian researchers, the chapters provide an overarching, Afrocentric view of politics in Nigeria, from pre-colonial history to the current federal system. The book begins with a series of historical chapters analyzing the development of Nigeria from its traditional political institutions through the First Republic. After establishing the necessary historical context, the next few chapters shift the focus to specific political institutions and phenomena, including the National Assembly, local government and governance, party politics, and federalism. The remaining chapters discuss issues that continue to affect Nigerian politics: the debt crisis, oil politics in the Niger Delta, military intervention and civil-military relations, as well as nationalism and inter-group relations. Providing an overview of Nigerian politics that encompasses history, economics, and public administration, this volume will be useful to students and researchers interested in African politics, African studies, democracy, development, history, and legislative studies.

Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism
Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism

Author: Charles Manga Fombad

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 0198759797

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The effective division of powers is critical to ensuring the promotion of good governance, democracy, and the rule of law in Africa. This book examines key issues arising during reforms of African constitutions, and focuses on the emergence of independent constitutional institutions providing checks against future abuses of powers.

Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions
Social and Political Foundations of Constitutions

Author: Denis J. Galligan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-10-14

Total Pages: 693

ISBN-13: 1107032881

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This volume explores the social and political forces behind constitution making from a global perspective. It combines leading theoretical perspectives on the social and political foundations of constitutions with a range of in-depth case studies on constitution making in nineteen countries. The result is an examination of constitutions as social phenomena and their interaction with other social phenomena, from various perspectives in the social sciences.

Bills of Rights and Decolonization
Bills of Rights and Decolonization

Author: Charles Parkinson

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2007-11-22

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0199231931

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"It presents an alternative perspective on the end of Empire by focusing upon one aspect of constitutional decolonization and the importance of the local legal culture in determining each dependency's constitutional settlement, and provides a series of empirical case studies on the incorporation of human rights instruments into domestic constitutions when negotiated between a state and its dependencies. More generally this book highlights Britain's human rights legacy to its former Empire."--BOOK JACKET.