Contents: 1 Introduction to comparative constitutional law in Africa 1 Adem Abebe, Rosalind Dixon and Tom Ginsburg PART I CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, AMENDMENT, AND INTERPRETATION 2 Public participation, representative elites and technocrats in constitution-making processes: Nigeria, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya 16 Abrak Saati 3 Constitutional amendment and term limit evasion in Africa 40 Tom Ginsburg, Adem Abebe, and Rosalind Dixon 4 Constitutional review in Africa 58 Markus Böckenförde 5 Political party constitutionalisation in Africa: trends and prospects for deepening constitutionalism 110 Charles Fombad PART II CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE: DEMOCRATIZATION AND TAMING THE EXECUTIVE 6 Democratic constitutional transitions in sub-Saharan Africa 138 Duncan M. Okubasu 7 Federalism, devolution and territorially based cleavages in Africa 158 Assefa Fiseha 8 Regulating the exercise of public power through law: a first glance at comparative administrative law/justice in Africa 217 Hugh Corder 9 Constitutional responses to corruption in Africa 244 Selemani Kinyunyu PART III CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS 10 Constitutions, freedom of expression, internet shutdowns, social media and defamation laws in Africa 269 Mugambi Laibuta 11 Constitutional protection of socio-economic rights in Africa 293 Magnus Killander 12 Constitutional regulation of religion in Africa 313 Johan D. van der Vyver 13 Traditional kingdoms and modern constitutions: parochialism, patriarchy, and despotism vs. indigenous safeguards against absolutism 329 Jan Erk PART IV CONSTITUTIONS AND SUPRANATIONAL LAW 14 Africanization of constitutional law 362 Micha Wiebusch Index

‘If you like constitutions, you will love this book. Contextual, innovative, timely and brilliant, Comparative Constitutional Law in Africa is a must-read for constitutionalists and a much-needed book on an understudied part of the world.’