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Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na´im - African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam - 9780812239621 - V9780812239621
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African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam

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Description for African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam Hardback. Constitutionalism is becoming the prevalent form of governance in Africa. But how does constitutionalism deal with the lingering effects of colonialism? And how does constitutional law deal with Islamic principles in the region? African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam seeks to answer these questions. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HRH; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 474.

Constitutionalism is steadily becoming the prevalent form of governance in Africa. But how does constitutionalism deal with the lingering effects of colonialism? And how does constitutional law deal with Islamic principles in the region? African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam seeks to answer these questions. Constitutional governance has not been, nor will be, easily achieved, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im argues. But setbacks and difficulties are to be expected in the process of adaptation and indigenization of an essentially alien concept—that of of nation-state—and its role in large-scale political and social organization.
An-Na'im discusses the problems of implementing constitutionalized forms ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Series
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Condition
New
Weight
474g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812239621
SKU
V9780812239621
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Ref
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About Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na´im
Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law. He is the author of Toward an Islamic Reformation (1990). He is also editor of several books, including Human Rights Under African Constitutions and Human Rights in Cross-Cultural Perspectives, both available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

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