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African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam


Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im

216 pages | 6 x 9

Cloth 2006 | ISBN 0-8122-3962-8 | $65.00 | £42.50

A volume in the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights series

African Constitutionalism and the Role of IslamConstitutionalism is becoming the prevalent form of governance in Africa. But how does constitutionalism deal with the lingering effects of colonialism? And how does constitutional law deal with Islamic principles in the region? African Constitutionalism and the Role of Islam seeks to answer these questions.

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