Constitution-Making and Constitutional Rule in Ghana

dc.contributor.authorFrempong, A.K.D
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-16T10:54:10Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-14T14:13:08Z
dc.date.available2013-01-16T10:54:10Z
dc.date.available2017-10-14T14:13:08Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractA constitution enjoys a special place in the life of any nation; a fact which makes constitution-making and constitutional practice a useful starting point for analyzing the government, politics and development of any state. Additionally, a constitution regulates not only the exercise of political power, but also the relationship between political entities and between the state and citizens. With this at the backdrop, the chapter examines the trajectories of constitution-making and constitutional practice in Ghana over the half-century since independence, taking into consideration issues like what accounted for the quick succession and varied nature of constitutions in Ghana over the last fifty years? How inclusive have the various constitution-making impacted on the practice of constitutional rule in Ghana? To what extent have changes in constitutional arrangements affected politics in Ghana? What has sustained the current constitutional dispensation in spite of the initial hiccups? Among other compelling issuesen_US
dc.identifier.citationJ.R.A. Ayee (Ed.) Ghana at 50: Government, Politics and Developmenten_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/2601
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCODESRIA Books, London/Dakaren_US
dc.titleConstitution-Making and Constitutional Rule in Ghanaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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