04971nam 22006613u 450 991046176170332120210108132313.092-808-7174-9(CKB)2670000000184428(EBL)3039623(SSID)ssj0000622542(PQKBManifestationID)12241825(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622542(PQKBWorkID)10642899(PQKB)11174334(MiAaPQ)EBC3039623(EXLCZ)99267000000018442820151005d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrAccountable Government in Africa[electronic resource] Perspectives from Public Law and Political StudiesNew York United Nations University Press20121 online resource (320 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9789280871749 92-808-1205-X ""Contents""; ""List of Tables and Figures""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""About the Editors""; ""About the Authors""; ""Accountable government in Africa: Introduction""; ""Overview""; ""Scope and significance""; ""Defining �accountable government�""; ""The chapters in this book""; ""Post-apartheid accountability: The transformation of a political idea""; ""Introduction""; ""Accountability in the independent labour movement after 1973""; ""The emergence of the post-apartheid model of accountability""; ""Two models of accountability compared""""The limits of accountability in capitalist society""""Conclusion""; ""The politics of constitutional reform in Zambia: From executive dominance to public participation?""; ""Introduction""; ""The history of constitution-making in Zambia""; ""From executive dominance to public participation?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Judicial independence and the judicialisation of electoral politics in Malawi and Uganda1""; ""Introduction""; ""Courts and elections in Malawi""; ""Courts and elections in Uganda""; ""Do strategic models explain these patterns?""; ""Multifaceted explanations needed""; ""Conclusion""""From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review: Relations between Parliament and the judiciary in Tanzania""""Introduction""; ""Parliamentary supremacy in Tanzania""; ""From parliamentary supremacy to judicial review""; ""An uneasy relationship""; ""The Mtikila case: The judiciary and Parliament collide""; ""Further clashes between Parliament and the judiciary""; ""The exercise of judicial powers by Parliament""; ""Conclusion""; ""Judicial review of parliamentary actions in South Africa: A nuanced interpretation of the separation of powers""; ""Introduction""""The judicial approach to reviewing parliamentary actions""""The limits of judicial intervention""; ""Conclusion""; ""Prosecutions, politics and the law: The way things are""; ""Introduction""; ""Prosecutorial authority: �The way things are�""; ""The concept of prosecutorial independence""; ""Selected constitutional arrangements from Africa""; ""Accountability: The other side of the coin""; ""Achieving the right relationships""; ""Is there a possible �third way�?""; ""The civilianisation of prosecutorial services in Tanzania""; ""Introduction""; ""The concept of civilianisation""""The legal framework for civilianisation""""The independence of the DPP and NPS""; ""The current lack of capacity and resources in the NPS""; ""Prosecutorial guidelines""; ""The accountability of the DPP and NPS""; ""The practical implications of civilianisation""; ""Conclusion""; ""Accountable governance and the role of national human rights institutions: The experience of the Malawi Human Rights Commission""; ""Introduction""; ""Brief constitutional history""; ""The role of national human rights institutions""; ""The effectiveness of NHRIs""; ""The legal framework of the MHRC""""Holding the government to account: The experience of the MHRC""Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-Government accountability -- AfricaGovernment accountabilityAfricaGovernment - Non-U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCGovernment - AsiaHILCCElectronic books.Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-.Government accountability -- Africa.Government accountabilityGovernment - Non-U.S.Law, Politics & GovernmentGovernment - Asia352.3/5096Chirwa Danwood M928160Nijzink Lia928161AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910461761703321Accountable Government in Africa2085812UNINA