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Aka Philip C |
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Navigating the Tension Between Sovereignty and Self-Determination in Postcolonial Africa : Blueprints for the Midcentury |
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Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024 |
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©2023 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (501 pages) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Intro -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Table of National and International Laws Pertaining to this Book -- Map of Africa with the Three Countries Featured in the Book -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Tables -- Part I Starting Points -- 1 Argument -- Introduction -- Rifeness of Self-Determination Conflicts in Postcolonial Africa -- Significances of the Book -- Troublesome Tension -- Statecraft in Africa and Contradictory Messages from Global Institutions -- Debate Against Absolutizing Sovereignty -- Juxtaposing the Three Countries on a Set of Key Indicators -- Caveat: Identification of the Tension Between Sovereignty and Self-Determination Does Not by Itself Exhaust the Merit of This Book -- The Kanu Saga from Nigeria as a Textbook Example of the Problem This Book Addresses -- Extraordinary Rendition of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya to Nigeria in 2021 -- Opinion of the UN Working Group Related to Kanu -- Latest Denouement Related to the Kanu Trial -- Takeaways from the Kanu Saga -- Intersection of International Law, Constitutional Law, and Conflict Resolution from the Prism of the Three Case Studies -- Need for More Constitutional Law in Discussions Relating to Sovereignty and Self-Determination -- Importance of Constitutional Law as a Conflict Resolution Mechanism -- The Three Case Studies -- Organization of This Book -- Appendix A to Chapter 1: Loci of Separatist Movements in Africa -- Appendix B to Chapter 1: New States Admitted to UN Membership Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall |
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in 1989 -- 2 Conceptual Framework -- Introduction -- Indicators of the Tension Between Sovereignty and Self-Determination: Survey of Six Global and Regional Instruments -- Foundational Role of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Relating to the Six Instruments -- UN Charter -- The ICCPR and ICESCR -- The UNDRIP -- OAU Charter -- The CAAU -- Norm of Sovereignty. |
Defining Sovereignty -- Rise of the Sovereign State -- Circumscription of the Sovereign State -- The Right to Self-Determination -- Relationship Between Sovereignty and Self-Determination -- Conclusion -- Appendix to Chapter 2: Fundamental Freedoms Embedded in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- Part II Constitutional Law and the Right to Self-Determination in Postcolonial Africa: Three Case Studies -- 3 Sovereignty and Self-Determination in a Constitutionalized Setting: Ethiopia in Comparative Perspective -- Introduction -- Ethiopia, Land of the Blue Nile: Basic Facts Related to the Country -- Etymology of Ethiopia -- Geopolitical Features and Demographic Profile -- Mainstay of Ethiopia's Economy -- Social Revolution and Popular Upheaval in Ethiopia After Selassie -- Justifying the Portraiture of Ethiopia as Land of the Blue Nile -- Ethiopian Constitutionalism from 1931 to 1995 -- Pre-1931 -- The 1931 Constitution -- The 1955 Constitution -- The 1987 Constitution -- The 1995 Constitution -- Article 39 of Ethiopia's 1995 Constitution -- Multiple Accomplishments of Article 39 -- Two Unavailing Criticisms of Article 39 -- The Politics of Constitutional Engineering in Ethiopia -- Self-Determination Struggles in Ethiopia Before 1995: Eritrea -- Basic Facts on Eritrea -- Three Key Events in Eritrea's Self-Determination Campaign -- Collapse of the Federation Experiment Between Ethiopia and Eritrea -- The Eritrean War of Independence -- The Referendum on Eritrean Independence -- Gauging the Status of the Right to Self-Determination in Ethiopia Since 1995: Critique of the Theory of Ethnic Federalism -- The Civil War in Ethiopia from November 2020 to November 2022 -- The Trouble With the Theory of Ethnic Federalism -- Conclusion -- Key dates in Ethiopian constitutional and self-determination histories. |
4 Sovereignty and Self-Determination in a Non-constitutionalized Setting: Nigeria in Comparative Perspective -- Introduction -- Basic Facts Related to Nigeria, "Giant of Africa" -- Etymology: From "Amalgamation" to British Crown Colony -- Navigating Native Resistance Through a Semblance of Constitutional Reforms -- Independence, Republicanism, and the Experience of Federalism Since Independence -- Demographic Features and Profile -- Mainstay of Nigeria's Economy -- Justifying the Giant of Africa Moniker -- Nigerian Constitutionalism from 1960 to 1999 -- The 1960 Constitution -- The 1963 Constitution -- The 1979 Constitution -- The 1999 Constitution -- The Politics of Constitutional Engineering in Nigeria -- Biafra 1: 1967-1970 -- Causes and Courses of the War -- A "Cruel War" -- Two Silver Linings from the Biafra War -- The Ahiara Declaration -- Improved International Responses to Humanitarian Emergencies -- Immediate Aftermaths of Nigeria's War Over Biafra -- Biafra 2: The Period Since 1999 under the Fourth Republic -- Igbo Self-Determination Initiatives under MASSOB from 1999 until 2011 -- Igbo Self-Determination Initiatives under IPOB Since 2012 -- Matters Arising: Two Lingering Questions Begging for Answers -- The Coterminous-ness of Igbo as an Ethnic Group and Biafra -- Why Nigeria Did Not Precede Ethiopia in Constitutionalizing the Right to Self-Determination -- Failure of Power Devolution -- Failure of Social Justice -- Conclusion -- Appendix A to Chapter 4: Key Dates in Nigerian Constitutional and Self-Determination Histories -- |
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Appendix B to Chapter 4: Text of "The Kaduna Declaration" -- Preamble -- Observations -- Our Stand -- Prelude to Final Separation -- Conclusion -- 5 Sovereignty and Self-Determination in a Non-Constitutionalized Setting: Cameroon in Comparative Perspective -- Introduction. |
Cameroon, "Africa in Miniature": Basic Facts Related to the Country -- Etymology of Cameroon -- Geopolitical Feature and Demographic Profile -- Cameroon's Political History from Precolonial Through Colonial to the Period Since Independence and After -- Mainstay of Cameroon's Economy -- Portraiture of Cameroon as "Africa in Miniature" in Analytical Perspective -- Cameroonian Constitutionalism from 1960 to 2008: A Tale of Three High(er) Laws -- The Constitution of 1961 -- The 1972 Constitution -- The 1996 Constitution -- The Politics of Constitutional Engineering in Cameroon -- The South Cameroon Problem: Demands for Restoration of Federalism -- Negating the Proposition that Abolishing Federalism Affirmed the Political Maturity of Cameroonians: Multiple Voices -- Individuals -- Separatist Organizations -- Political Parties -- All-Anglophone Conferences -- A Disconcerting New Phase in Cameroon's "Anglophone Problem" -- Government Crackdown on Peaceful Demonstrations -- The South Cameroon Problem: Crossover into Demand for Separate State -- Declaration of Independence by Southern Cameroonians as Federal Republic of Ambazonia -- The Cameroonian National Government's Response to the Declaration -- Conclusion: Now What? -- Appendix: Key Dates in Cameroonian Constitutional and Self-Determination Histories -- Part III Navigating the Tension Between Sovereignty and Self Determination in Postcolonial Africa -- 6 Object Lessons from the Case Studies -- Introduction -- Recapitulation of Case Study Materials from Chapters 3 to 5 -- Collage of Six Object Lessons from the Case Studies -- The Privilege of Sovereignty Over Self-Determination to the Point of Reification -- Failure of Power Devolution Indicative of a Love of Concentrated Powers -- Failure of Social Justice -- Bad Structure -- The Need to Go Beyond Constitutionalization of Self-Determination. |
The Counterproductivity of Cracking Down on the Free Exercise of Self-Determination -- Conclusion -- 7 Blueprints for the Midcentury -- Introduction -- Tale of Three Parties -- Central Governments -- Agitators for Self-Determination -- International Community -- Collage of Fourteen Blueprints -- For Central Governments -- Blueprint No. 1: Respect the International Law Doctrine of Self-Determination -- Blueprint No. 2: Don't Use Force Against the Legitimate Exercise of the Right to Self-Determination -- Blueprint No. 3: Address the Legitimate Concerns of Agitators for Self-Determination -- Blueprint No. 4: Respond Appropriately to Agitations for Self-Determination -- Blueprint No. 5: Take Power Devolution Seriously -- Blueprint No. 6: Take Social Justice Seriously -- Blueprint No. 7: Put More Quality in Civil-Democratic Rule -- Self-Determination Agitators -- Blueprint No. 8: Conduct Your Campaign with Maturity and Responsibility -- Blueprint No. 9: Commit Yourselves to the Pursuit of a Qualitatively Different State and Society -- Blueprint No. 10: Practice Internal Democracy and Accountability -- Blueprint No. 11: Don't Expect Quick Results -- Blueprint No. 12: Be Realistic -- The International Community -- Blueprint No. 13: Place the Right to Self-Determination on the Same or Near Footing as Sovereignty -- Blueprint No. 14: Don't Intervene -- For the Midcentury -- Changing Demography in Africa -- Ameliorating the Tension in the Interest of International Peace and Security -- Conclusion -- 8 Conclusions and Prospects for the Future -- Navigating the Tension Between |
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Sovereignty and Self-Determination in Postcolonial Africa -- Factors Which Lent Urgency and Exigency to the Proposals in This Book -- Achievements of the Book -- Prospects for the Future. |
Analysis of Three Voices on the Recognition of the Right to Self-Determination as a Matter of International Law. |
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