African Judges, in Their Own Cause: Reconstituting Independent Courts in Contemporary Africa

14 Pages Posted: 25 Sep 2007

See all articles by H. Kwasi Prempeh

H. Kwasi Prempeh

Seton Hall University School of Law

Abstract

This essay reviews Princeton political scientist Jennifer A. Widner's book, "Building the Rule of Law: Francis Nyalali and the Road to Judicial Independence in Africa" (2001).

Keywords: Africa, judicial independence, judicial activism, courts

Suggested Citation

Prempeh, H. Kwasi, African Judges, in Their Own Cause: Reconstituting Independent Courts in Contemporary Africa. International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 4, No. 592, 2006, Seton Hall Public Law Research Paper No. 1016604, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1016604

H. Kwasi Prempeh (Contact Author)

Seton Hall University School of Law ( email )

One Newark Center
Newark, NJ 07102
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
239
Abstract Views
1,169
Rank
234,436
PlumX Metrics