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Democratic Governance, Law, and Development in Africa : Pragmatism, Experiments, and Prospects / / edited by Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom, Michael Addaney, Lydia A. Nkansah
| Democratic Governance, Law, and Development in Africa : Pragmatism, Experiments, and Prospects / / edited by Maame Efua Addadzi-Koom, Michael Addaney, Lydia A. Nkansah |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2022.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (723 pages) |
| Disciplina |
297.272
320.96 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human rights
Political science Political sociology Human Rights Politics and International Studies Political Science Political Sociology Politics and Human Rights |
| ISBN |
9783031153976
3031153979 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Fourth Republic and 1992 Constitution of Ghana: Grounding Democracy, Rule of Law and Development -- Chapter 2: Imperial President and Constitutionalism under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana -- Part II: Ghana’s Fourth Republic: Democracy, Rule of Law and Development -- Chapter 3: Reflections on Public Interest Constitutional Litigation of the Government of Ghana’s Economic Transactions with Private Parties -- Chapter 4: Protection of Privacy of Communication and the Admissibility of Electronic Evidence: An Assessment of the Supreme Court's Guidelines -- Chapter 5: Balancing the Freedom of Expression, Right to Information and Use of Social Media in Ghana -- Chapter 6: Examining the Regulatory Character and Constitutional Validity of the Bank of Ghana’s Directives to Actors in the Banking Sector -- Part III: Inclusive Development and Securing the Rights of Minorities Under Ghana’s Fourth Republic -- Chapter 7:Connecting Disability Rights and Democracy in Ghana: Leveraging on the UN Sustainable Development Goals -- Chapter 8: Balancing Religious Freedoms and the Right to Education of Minorities in Ghana: A Focus on Access to Public Senior High Schools by Rastafarians -- Chapter 9: Gendered Power Relationships and Inequality in Northern Ghana -- Chapter 10: Majoritarian Democracy and the LGBT Conundrum in Ghana -- Part IV: Constitutional Law, Institutions and Governance in Ghana -- Chapter 11: Safeguarding the Independence of Autonomous Constitutional Bodies in Ghana -- Chapter 12: Redefining the Jurisdiction of Commissions of Inquiry under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana -- Chapter 13: The Contribution of Strong Institutions in Promoting Good Governance in Ghana -- Chapter 14: Police Brutality and Violence Against Liberian Refugees and Migrants in Ghana: Assessing the Role of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice -- Chapter 15: Devolution and the Transformation of Ghana’s Local Government Law towards a Functional Decentralized Governance System -- Chapter 16: The Contribution of the International Community to Peaceful Elections in Ghana -- Part V: Democratization, Good Governance and Development in Africa -- Chapter 17: Economic development, Democratization and the Rule of Law in Ghana and Nigeria -- Chapter 18: Constitutional Design and the Realisation of Human Rights in Botswana: Challenges and Prospects -- Chapter 19: Rule of Law and Human Rights during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Africa: Reflections from Ghana -- Chapter 20: Violence against Women and the Quest for a Sustainable Solution in Africa: Reflections on Rediscovery of the Due Diligence Standard -- Chapter 21: Assets Declaration as a Tool to Combat Corruption in Africa -- Part VI: Governing the Environment, Climate Change and Social Challenges in Africa -- Chapter 22: Climate change and human rights in Africa: A New factor in African Union Policymaking -- Chapter 23: Domestication of International Law on the Environment and Climate Change in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects -- Chapter 24: Climate Change and Clean Energy Generation in Ghana: Reflections on the Regulatory and Investment Frameworks -- Chapter 25: The Role of the Environmental Protection Agency under Ghana’s Fourth Republic. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910634032603321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa / / edited by Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Michael Addaney
| The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa / / edited by Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Michael Addaney |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 548 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina |
363.738/74096
363.73874096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ecology
Climatology Physical geography Sociology, Urban Environmental Sciences Climate Sciences Physical Geography Urban Sociology |
| ISBN |
9783030048730
303004873X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Climate Change, Urban Planning and Sustainable Development in Africa: The Difference worth Appreciating; Michael Addaney and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah -- Part II: Climate Change Adaptation in urban Africa: land tenure, biodiversity conservation and local responses -- Chapter Two: Towards Sustainable Development in Africa: The Challenge of Urbanization and Climate Change; Matthew Ogwu -- Chapter Three: Community-Based Mapping Methodology for Climate Change Adaptation: A Case Study of Quarry Road West Informal Settlement, Durban, South Africa; Bahle Mazeka, Catherine Sutherland, Sibongile Buthelezi and Duduzile Khumalo -- Chapter Four: Urban Residents and Communities Responses to Climate Change Impacts in Tamale, Ghana; Patrick Brandful Cobbinah and Enoch Akwasi Kosoe -- Chapter Five: Urban Farmers’ Perceptions of and Responses to Climate Variability in Ibadan, Nigeria; Bolanle Wahab and Ayobami Popoola -- Chapter Six: Placing Climate Change in Wetland Conservation and Urban Agriculture Contestations in Harare, Zimbabwe; Luckymore Matenga -- Chapter Seven: Heritage Preservation in a Changing Climate: The Potential of Green Infrastructure on the Île de Saint-Louis, Senegal; Samantha McLean -- Chapter Eight: Competing Interests in Urban Biodiversity Management in the Context of a Changing Climate: A Case Study of the Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct, South Africa; Chuma Banji Chinzila, Andrew Emmanuel Okem, Fathima Ahmed and Urmila Bob -- Chapter Nine: Exploring the Future of Nairobi National Park in a Changing Climate and Urban Growth; Obed Matundura Ogega, Hellen Njoki Wanjohi and James Mbugua -- Part III: Urban Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Towards Policy and Practice -- Chapter Ten: Connecting climate change to poverty reduction: Poverty Reduction Co-Benefits of Climate Change-Related Projects in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa; Andrew Emmanuel Okem -- Chapter Eleven: Beyond climate change adaptation in urban Africa: A synthesisof urban food (in)security; Bright Nkrumah -- Chapter Twelve: Thinking into the future: Constructing social security law as climate change adaptation strategy in urban South Africa; Ademola Oluborode Jegede and Crystal Mokoena -- Chapter Thirteen: Governing river rehabilitation for climate adaptation and water security in Durban, South Africa; Partick Martel, Catherine Sutherland, Sibongile Buthelezi and Duduzile Khumalo -- Part IV: Climate Change Adaptation Planning and Institutional Responses in Urban Africa -- Chapter Fourteen: Towards Citizen-led Planning for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana: Hints from Japanese “Machizukuri” Activities; Seth Asare Okyere, Stephen Kofi Diko, Matthew Abunyewah, Michihiro Kita -- Chapter Fifteen: Climate Change Adaptation in Ghana: The Future of Spatial Planning; Patrick Brandful Cobbinah and Nelson Nyabanyi N-yanbini -- Chapter Sixteen: Institutional Responses to Climate Change Adaptation: Flood Management at the Metropolitan Level in Accra, Ghana; Prosper Issahaku Korah and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah -- Chapter Seventeen: Adaptation Governance and Building Resilience in the face of Climate Change in African Cities: Policy Responses and Emerging Practices from Accra; Michael Addaney -- Chapter Eighteen: Missed Opportunities: Financing Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Ghana and Uganda; Stephen Diko. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910337713003321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Governance, Human Rights, and Political Transformation in Africa / / edited by Michael Addaney, Michael Gyan Nyarko, Elsabé Boshoff
| Governance, Human Rights, and Political Transformation in Africa / / edited by Michael Addaney, Michael Gyan Nyarko, Elsabé Boshoff |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (433 pages) |
| Disciplina |
320.96
320.096 |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa - Politics and government
Political science Economic development Human rights African Politics Political Science Governance and Government Development Studies Human Rights |
| ISBN |
9783030270490
3030270491 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Chapter 1: Historical Context of Governance and Human Rights in Africa -- 2. Chapter 2: Towards an Effective African Human Rights System: The Nature and Implications of the Relationship between the African Union Policy Organs and Human Rights Bodies -- 3. Chapter 3: Reflection on the African Governance Architecture: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities -- 4. Chapter 4: Interdependence versus Checks and Balances of Power: A Reflection on the Role of the Constitutional Court in South Africa -- 5. Chapter 5: The Golden Jubilee of the Mauritian Bill of Rights: A Milestone to Celebrate or Time for Reflection? -- 6. Chapter 6: Transcending Dualism in Domesticating Ghana’s Treaty Obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights -- 7. Chapter 7: Human Rights-based Reform of Criminal Law in Africa -- 8. Chapter 8: Advancing the Right to Demonstrate in Kenya through Negotiated Management -- 9. Chapter 9: The Right to Peaceful Assembly in a Chaotic Democracy: An Analysis of Nigerian Law -- 10. Chapter 10: The Role of the Judiciary in Safeguarding the Right To Assembly And Public Protest in Ghana -- 11. Chapter 11: The Role of Election Management Bodies in Advancing Democracy in Ghana -- 12. Chapter 12: Balancing National Security and Human Rights in the Fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria -- 13. Chapter 13: The Legal Challenges of Offering Protection to Climate Refugees in Africa -- 14. Chapter 14: The Best Interest of the Child in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa -- 15. Chapter 15: Protecting Environmental Rights in the Context of Oil Extraction in Africa. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910369929603321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Rights and the Environment under African Union Law / / edited by Michael Addaney, Ademola Oluborode Jegede
| Human Rights and the Environment under African Union Law / / edited by Michael Addaney, Ademola Oluborode Jegede |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (494 pages) |
| Disciplina |
323.096
340 |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental law, International
Environmental policy Human geography Environmental law Physical geography International Environmental Law Environmental Policy Human Geography Environmental Law Physical Geography |
| ISBN |
9783030465230
3030465233 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I: New Frontiers in Human Rights and Environment: Environmental Protection under African Union Law -- Chapter One: Human Rights, Regional Law and the Environment in Africa: Legal and Conceptual Foundations; Michael Addaney, Chantelle Gloria Moyo and Thabang Ramakhula -- Chapter Two: The Right to a Clean, Safe and Healthy Environment under the African Human Rights System; Mulesa Lumina -- Chapter Three: Should a human right to a safe climate be recognized under the AU human rights system?; Ademola Oluborode Jegede -- Chapter Four: Advancing human rights through environmental rule of law in Africa; Funmi Abioye -- Chapter Five: Women's environmental human rights in Africa with reflections on key provisions of the Maputo Protocol; Elsabé Boshoff -- Chapter Six: The Personhood of Natural Entities: African Approaches to the Recognition of Rights of Nature; Oluwabusayo Temitope Wuraola -- Part II: Enforcement of Environmental Rights by Judicial and Qasi-judicial Institutions -- Chapter Seven: Judicial Enforcement of Environmental Human Rights in Africa; Emma Charlene Lubaale -- Chapter Eight: Safeguarding environmental rights in the works of African regional human rights courts and tribunals; Michael Addaney and Chantelle Gloria Moyo -- Chapter Nine: International Environmental Governance: A Case for Sub-Regional Judiciaries in Africa; Eghosa Osa Ekhator -- Chapter Ten: Climate change as a 'constitutional essential': Trend and significance for Africa; Ademola Oluborode Jegede -- Part III: Environmental Protection and Human Rights: Regional and National Case Studies -- Chapter Eleven: Implementing human-rights-related environmental obligations in Ethiopia; Desalegn Amsalu -- Chapter Twelve: Women's Right to Participation in Environmental Decision-making in Uganda; Charlotte Kabaseke -- Chapter Thirteen: Connecting human rights and the environment in Cameroon: Successes, challenges and prospects; Jean-Claude N. Ashukem -- Chapter Fourteen: The Judiciary and Environmental Protection in Zimbabwe; Brewsters Caiphas Soyapi -- Chapter Fifteen: Human Rights-Based Approach to Environmental Protection: Kenyan, South African and Nigerian Constitutional Architecture and Experience; Collins Odote -- Part IV: Business Practices, Human Rights and the Environment -- Chapter Sixteen: Human Rights and Energy in a Neo-Liberal Southern Africa; Lenin Tinashe Chisaira -- Chapter Seventeen: Trade, Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability in Africa with special reference to the Extractive Sector; Omphemetse S. Sibanda Snr. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416141903321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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