Internationalised Constitution Making and State Formation
Negotiating Peace and Statehood in South Sudan and Somaliland
- 312 pages
- English
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Internationalised Constitution Making and State Formation
Negotiating Peace and Statehood in South Sudan and Somaliland
About this book
This book presents an in-depth and nuanced interdisciplinary and comparative analysis of (post-)conflict constitution-making in South Sudan and Somaliland, exploring the ways in which the two emerging states negotiate statehood in a globalised world. It critically examines the transfer of international constitution-making models as part of international rule of law promotion frameworks. Specific emphasis is placed on the socio-cultural translation dynamics of these models in conflict settings. The comparative study explores the tensions between state sovereignty and international interventions, examining whether international constitution-making involvement fosters the production of societal consensus or inadvertently impedes efforts to achieve stability and peace. By focusing on constitutional law-making, the book sheds light on how normative ideas are transformed in negotiations and opens up new analytical avenues for re-thinking conventional constitution-making practices. It critically reconsiders the assumption that every emerging state requires a written constitution, alongside the state-centred notion of sovereignty underpinning this paradigm. Additionally, the study addresses the power and knowledge hierarchies inherent in international interventions, providing empirical data from post-conflict African contexts. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers, and policy-makers working in the areas of comparative public law, constitutionalism, sociology of law, anthropology, legal geography, international relations, political science, and African studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Prelude: Rethinking the Narratives of the Birth of a New Nation
- 1 Framing a Comparative Constitutional Ethnography
- 2 Travelling Constitution-Making Models and Legal Pluralism
- 3 Recipients of the Constitution-Making Model: The Case of Post-Colonial Africa
- 4 Navigating within the Constitution-Making Model: South Sudan
- 5 Innovating Beyond the Constitution-Making Model: Somaliland
- 6 Recapsulating Lessons Learned and Spatialising Constitution-Making
- Bibliography
- Index