Democratic Governance, Law, and Development in Africa: Pragmatism, Experiments, and Prospects [Hardcover]

This volume analyses democratic governance, the rule of law and development in Africa. It is unique and timely. First, the theme and sub-themes were carefully selected to solicit quality chapters from academics, practitioners and graduate students on topical and contemporary issues in constitutional law, human rights, and democratic governance in Africa. The chapters were subjected to a single-blind peer review by experts and scholars in the relevant fields to ensure that high quality submissions are included. Due to the dearth of knowledge and studies on the chosen thematic areas, the publication will remain relevant after several years due to the timeless themes it covers. In this regard, this edited volume audits the progress of democratic consolidation, rule of law and development in Ghana with selected case studies from other African countries. This book is intended for higher education institutions (universities, institutes and centres), public libraries, general academics, practitioners and students of law, democracy, human rights and political science, especially those interested in African affairs. 

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: Ghanas Fourth Republic: Democracy, Rule of Law and Development.- Chapter 3: Reflections on Public Interest Constitutional Litigation of the Government of Ghanas 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: