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The problem of systemic violation of civil and political rights in Cameroon : towards a contextualised conception of constitutionalism [PDF]

Post-independent Cameroon has grappled with the problem of systemic violation of civil and political rights (CPR) despite a transition from single party dictatorship to multiparty democracy in the 1990s.
Enonchong, Laura-Stella
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The Rise and Decline of Constitutionalism in the Global South: The Case of Indonesia’s Constitutional Court

Studies of constitutionalism in the Global South often chart the rise and achievements of liberal constitutionalism. In this contribution, I suggest that we also need to consider the decline of constitutional democracy as part of studies of ...
Crouch, Melissa ; https://orcid.org/
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Epistemic theories of democracy, constitutionalism and the procedural legitimacy of fundamental rights

, 2013
The overall aim of this thesis is to assess the legitimacy of constitutional laws and bills of rights within the framework of procedural epistemic democracy. The thesis is divided into three sections.
Allard-Tremblay, Yann
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Coloniality and contestations over academic freedom in Africa

Global Constitutionalism
Like other regions of the world, academic freedom is on the decline in Africa. While there are some generic factors accounting for this phenomenon worldwide, others are fundamentally unique to the African context.
Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua
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Global Constitutionalism from an Interdisciplinary Perspective - introduction

, 2009
Global Constitutionalism – Process and Substance, Symposium.
Peters, Anne, Armingeon, Klaus
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The origin and contested meaning of freedom in the human right to science

Global Constitutionalism
This article traces how the ‘freedom indispensable for scientific research’ was introduced into the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Katrin Kinzelbach
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Foreign Relations Law and Global Constitutionalism. Symposium on Comparative Foreign Relations Law

, 2017
This essay draws upon the perspectives, concepts, and tools developed in the literature on global constitutionalism as support for “normalizing” foreign relations law—that is, presumptively subjecting foreign relations actions to the constitutional and ...
Peters, A., Anne Peters
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"Ourworld": A Feminist Approach to Global Constitutionalism

, 2020
Global constitutionalism offers a utopian picture of the future of international law. Its advocates suggest a governance system is emergent that will fill the gaps in legitimacy, democracy and the rule of law present in international law.
Houghton, Ruth, O'Donoghue, Aoife
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Managed freedom in precarious times: Maintaining academic freedom in transitional Hong Kong

Global Constitutionalism
This article examines the status of academic freedom in Hong Kong in light of the increasing securitization of higher education since the implementation of the National Security Law (NSL) in 2020.
Hualing Fu
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Neo-Elyian theory, therapeutic jurisprudence and the constitutional judgment

Global Constitutionalism
This paper seeks to understand modern comparative reflections on John Hart Ely’s work through Comparative Political Process Theory or Comparative Representation-Reinforcing Theory, and how such approaches can be augmented through the lens of therapeutic ...
Sarah Murray
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