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Democracy, Human Rights and Governance in The Gambia : Essays on Social Adjustment /
The first chapter explores the origin of the philosophy of law and society in relation to contemporary international human rights law. Democracy as a governance system is discussed in the second chapter. First; the chapter conceptualises governance, good governance and democracy. Drawing on this, th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : human rights and democracy in the Gambia : Is the Gambia a democratic state?
- 1. Africa in a changing world : the major governance crisis in West Africa and the way forward
- 2. Liberal democracy and governance in Africa : a brief critique
- 3. Press freedom and democratic governance in the Gambia : a rights-based approach
- 4. The judiciary in governance in the Gambia : the quest for autonomy in the second republic
- 5. International human rights and the laws of nations : a brief analysis of the philosophical foundations, basic premises and historical background of human rights from the conventional and Islamic perspectives
- 6. Law faculties, ethics and legal professionalism : a contemporary African perspective
- 7. Harnessing traditional governance institutions to improve governance in West Africa
- the case study of the Gambia
- Conclusion : towards Arab-African integration in the struggle against western hegemony and imperialism : a critical perspective.