LEADER 04074nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910971086803321 005 20240731204155.0 010 $a9789956790524 010 $a9956790524 010 $a9789956790050 010 $a9956790052 035 $a(CKB)2670000000372500 035 $a(EBL)1190904 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001071302 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11588929 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001071302 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11113153 035 $a(PQKB)10552646 035 $a(OCoLC)849923938 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse27956 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1190904 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10701910 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL753599 035 $a(OCoLC)847691588 035 $a(PPN)198687370 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88827238 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1190904 035 $a(FRCYB88827238)88827238 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000372500 100 $a20241012d2013 u| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDemocracy and human rights in Africa $ethe politics of collective participation and governance in Cameroon /$fPeter Ateh-Afac Fossungu 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMankon, Bamenda $cLangaa Research & Pub. CIG$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781336223134 311 08$a1336223138 311 08$a9789956790159 311 08$a995679015X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- Laughing at the academia : the Federal Republic Of Cameroon (Frc) and the definition Of federalism -- Confusion, manipulation, and the invisible hand of federalism in Africa : lessons in patriotism, sincerity, and brotherhood in Cameroon -- The politics Of federalism, self-determination, and secession : is the Cameroon administration above anternational human rights law too? -- Africa, bicephalism, and bicameralism : the impossible is really not possible in Cameroon? -- Conclusion -- References. 330 $aSince the mid-1980s, there has been much federalism talk in Cameroon where federation (said to have been created in Foumban in 1961) had supposedly been 'overwhelmingly' rejected in 1972 by Cameroonians. 'Confusioncracy' is the one good term that could conveniently explain it. Written with the trilogy of criticism, provocation, and construction in mind, this book aims at reconstructing a new and vigorous society in Cameroon that ensures respect for fundamental human rights and certain basic shared values. Much as the book centres on the Anglophone Problem; it is principally about human rights and their excessive violations - the direct result of the absence of separation of powers and constitutionalism. It largely condemns Cameroon's government for incessantly singing democracy and rule of law at the same time as it is massively torturing and wantonly killing citizens that dare to question the confusion. While sharing the position that a state like Cameroon must be seen to ensure that its laws and other practices accord with its international commitments, the book nonetheless strives to apportion the blame for Cameroon's human rights catastrophe accordingly; showing how the English-speaking minority itself, generally speaking, contributes to a large extent in propping up the dictatorship that is oppressing not only that minority but Cameroonians at large. The book challenges Cameroon to assume a leadership role in uniting Africans through meaningful federalization rather than further splitting them into incapable mini-states on the challenging world stage. 606 $aCivil rights$zCameroon 606 $aHuman rights$zCameroon 615 0$aCivil rights 615 0$aHuman rights 676 $a300 700 $aFossungu$b Peter Ateh-Afac$01646530 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971086803321 996 $aDemocracy and human rights in Africa$94338897 997 $aUNINA