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Access to information in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : law, culture and practice / / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland
| Access to information in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : law, culture and practice / / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.60662 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CallandRichard
DialloFatima |
| Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Freedom of information - Africa
Government information - Access control - Africa Information policy - Africa Transparency in government - Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-25189-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Introduction: Navigating the Transparency Landscape in Africa / Richard Calland and Fatima Diallo -- The Right of Access to Information: The State of the Art and the Emerging Theory of Change / Richard Calland -- The Problem of Access to Information in African Jurisdictions: Constitutionalism, Citizenship, and Human Rights Discourse / Colin Darch -- Transparency and Power Relations: Socio-Anthropological Perspectives on the Right of Access to Information / Fatima Diallo -- Constitutional Domestication of the Right of Access to Information in Africa: Retrospect and Prospects / Fola Adeleke -- Statistics, Indicators and Access to Information in African Countries / Colin Darch -- The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and Corruption in Nigeria: Rethinking the Links between Transparency and Accountability / Uwafiokun Idemudia -- Towards Realizing the Right of Access to Internet-Based Information in Africa / Fola Adeleke and Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- An Actionable Constitutional Right of ATI: The Case of Southern Africa / Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- The Uganda Freedom of Information Campaign: Stuck in the Mud? / Dan Ngabirano -- Realizing the Right of Access to Information in Kenya: What Should Stakeholders Be on the Lookout for? / Edwin Abuya -- The Right to Information in Burkina Faso: An Unfinished Quest / Abdoul Karim Sango -- Access to Information and Transparency: Opportunities and Challenges for Nigeria’s FOI Act 2011 / Morayo Adebayo and Akinyinka Akinyoade -- List of Contributors / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Index / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462895103321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Access to information in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : law, culture and practice / / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland
| Access to information in Africa [[electronic resource] ] : law, culture and practice / / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.60662 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CallandRichard
DialloFatima |
| Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Freedom of information - Africa
Government information - Access control - Africa Information policy - Africa Transparency in government - Africa |
| ISBN | 90-04-25189-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Introduction: Navigating the Transparency Landscape in Africa / Richard Calland and Fatima Diallo -- The Right of Access to Information: The State of the Art and the Emerging Theory of Change / Richard Calland -- The Problem of Access to Information in African Jurisdictions: Constitutionalism, Citizenship, and Human Rights Discourse / Colin Darch -- Transparency and Power Relations: Socio-Anthropological Perspectives on the Right of Access to Information / Fatima Diallo -- Constitutional Domestication of the Right of Access to Information in Africa: Retrospect and Prospects / Fola Adeleke -- Statistics, Indicators and Access to Information in African Countries / Colin Darch -- The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and Corruption in Nigeria: Rethinking the Links between Transparency and Accountability / Uwafiokun Idemudia -- Towards Realizing the Right of Access to Internet-Based Information in Africa / Fola Adeleke and Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- An Actionable Constitutional Right of ATI: The Case of Southern Africa / Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- The Uganda Freedom of Information Campaign: Stuck in the Mud? / Dan Ngabirano -- Realizing the Right of Access to Information in Kenya: What Should Stakeholders Be on the Lookout for? / Edwin Abuya -- The Right to Information in Burkina Faso: An Unfinished Quest / Abdoul Karim Sango -- Access to Information and Transparency: Opportunities and Challenges for Nigeria’s FOI Act 2011 / Morayo Adebayo and Akinyinka Akinyoade -- List of Contributors / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Index / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786968403321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Access to information in Africa : law, culture and practice / / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland
| Access to information in Africa : law, culture and practice / / edited by Fatima Diallo, Richard Calland |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
| Disciplina | 342.60662 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CallandRichard
DialloFatima |
| Collana | Afrika-Studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Freedom of information - Africa
Government information - Access control - Africa Information policy - Africa Transparency in government - Africa |
| ISBN | 90-04-25189-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Introduction: Navigating the Transparency Landscape in Africa / Richard Calland and Fatima Diallo -- The Right of Access to Information: The State of the Art and the Emerging Theory of Change / Richard Calland -- The Problem of Access to Information in African Jurisdictions: Constitutionalism, Citizenship, and Human Rights Discourse / Colin Darch -- Transparency and Power Relations: Socio-Anthropological Perspectives on the Right of Access to Information / Fatima Diallo -- Constitutional Domestication of the Right of Access to Information in Africa: Retrospect and Prospects / Fola Adeleke -- Statistics, Indicators and Access to Information in African Countries / Colin Darch -- The Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative and Corruption in Nigeria: Rethinking the Links between Transparency and Accountability / Uwafiokun Idemudia -- Towards Realizing the Right of Access to Internet-Based Information in Africa / Fola Adeleke and Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- An Actionable Constitutional Right of ATI: The Case of Southern Africa / Matilda Lasseko Phooko -- The Uganda Freedom of Information Campaign: Stuck in the Mud? / Dan Ngabirano -- Realizing the Right of Access to Information in Kenya: What Should Stakeholders Be on the Lookout for? / Edwin Abuya -- The Right to Information in Burkina Faso: An Unfinished Quest / Abdoul Karim Sango -- Access to Information and Transparency: Opportunities and Challenges for Nigeria’s FOI Act 2011 / Morayo Adebayo and Akinyinka Akinyoade -- List of Contributors / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland -- Index / Fatima Diallo and Richard Calland. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807339203321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Falls the shadow : between the promise and the reality of the South African Constitution / / edited by Kristina Bentley, Laurie Nathan & Richard Calland ; Monique Cleghorn, cover design
| Falls the shadow : between the promise and the reality of the South African Constitution / / edited by Kristina Bentley, Laurie Nathan & Richard Calland ; Monique Cleghorn, cover design |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cape Town, South Africa : , : UCT Press, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
| Disciplina | 342.6802 |
| Soggetto topico |
Constitutional law - South Africa
Civil rights - South Africa Democracy - South Africa |
| ISBN | 1-77582-057-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; List of contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; Table of cases; Introduction: Mind the gap! The Constitution as a blueprint for security; The Constitution as a blueprint for security; Government constrained by law; The gap between the constitutional promise and the reality; Outline of the book; Conclusion; End notes; References; Chapter 1: You can't eat the Constitution: Is democracy for the poor?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Progress and challenges in the alleviation and eradication of poverty
1.2.1 Income poverty: Progress and challenges 1.2.2 Human capital poverty; 1.2.3 Asset poverty; 1.2.4 Economic growth and employment; 1.2.5 Inequalities; 1.3 Gap between promises and performance: Basis and implications; 1.3.1 Basis for the challenges; 1.3.2 Implications and consequences of high levels of poverty and inequality; 1.4 Ensuring democracy for the poor; 1.5 Conclusion; End notes; References; Chapter 2: Access to justice: The role of legal aid and civil society in protecting the poor; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Background: Access to justice and public interest litigation in South Africa 2.3 The development of the Legal Aid Board 2.3.1 Reconstitution of the LAB in 1996; 2.3.2 An emerging and expanding mandate: 1996-2006; 2.3.3 Consolidation and challenges in the period: 2007-2011; 2.4 The role of civil society, past and present; 2.5 Landmark cases; 2.5.1 Access to justice and the right to legal representation; 2.5.2 Social and economic rights: Housing, land and healthcare; 2.6 Recent positive developments; 2.7 Conclusion; End notes; References; Chapter 3: Security and the Constitution: Xenophobia. Whose rights? Whose safety?; 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Non-nationals enjoy constitutional rights in theory in South Africa 3.3 International response to xenophobia in South Africa; 3.4 The 2008 xenophobic crisis; 3.5 The SAHRC's response to the xenophobic crisis; 3.6 The impact on economic and social rights; 3.7 The impact on civil and political rights; 3.8 Victims of xenophobia have little access to remedies; 3.9 Few perpetrators were held accountable for the xenophobic violence; 3.10 Conclusion; End notes; References; Chapter 4: Custom and constitutional rights: An impossible dialogue?; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Village case studies 4.2.1 Masakhane 4.2.2 Ndlambe; 4.2.3 Prudhoe; 4.2.4 Rabula; 4.3 Historical evolution of tribal governance; 4.3.1 Apartheid co-option of traditional leaders; 4.3.2 Rural democratic struggles; 4.4 Traditional leadership in the Constitution; 4.5 Impact of the TLGFA in the four villages; 4.6 Traditional leaders and the democratisation of rural local government; 4.7 Who makes customary law?; 4.8 Democracy and tradition: the permanence of co-option; 4.9 Conclusion; End notes; References; Chapter 5: Access to social security: The case of mining diseases in South Africa; 5.1 Introduction 5.2 The right to access social security and compensation for mining diseases |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829585203321 |
| Cape Town, South Africa : , : UCT Press, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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