Constitutional justice in Africa: an examination of constitutional positivism, fundamental law and rights in Ghana and Nigeria. /
Atudiwe P. Atupare
- Durban: LexisNexis, 2011.
- xv, 266 p.:
Includes index.
Content: The constitutional setting for human rights in Ghana and Nigeria -- The constitution as a fundamental law for the collective good -- Theories of rights ad the legitimacy of judicial review -- Independent courts and judicial application of fundamental law theories in Ghana and Nigeria -- General approaches to constitutional interpretation in Ghana and Nigeria -- Fundamental law, human rights, and the directive principles jurisprudence in Ghana and Nigeria -- Consolidating an integrated rights approach: socio-economic constitutional justice in Ghana and Nigeria -- Conclusions: constitutional justice in Africa --