VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee

This text is an only slightly modified version of the Herbert Krüger Memorial Lecture that I held upon invitation of the Arbeitskreis Überseeische Verfassungsvergleichung on 4 July 2014 at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. My point of departure is...

The North-Eastern Indian state of Meghalaya seems to have operated like an independent country when it comes to coal mining. Reckless, unscientific and deeply harmful coal mining has recently caused havoc to the local environment, ruining the scenic...

The debate about policing in India usually focuses on the lack of accountability and professionalization of the organization. Writing a book on this topic is most popular with former high-ranking police officers. Analyzing the law of the land almost...

The study investigates and entails a crossed analysis of the legal and constitutional processes through which a state of emergency and a state of siege are brought into being within the contexts of Cameroon and South Africa. In both countries, a...

In the effort to devise solutions to the problem of government instability and turnover, the Indian debate over the last 25 years has turned repeatedly, among other things, to a seemingly easy fix, namely the introduction of the constructive vote of...

In October 2014, a communication was filed to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague according to Art. 15 Rome Statute.1 Therein, senior officials of the Kingdom of Cambodia are accused of systematic land grabs that could constitute...

In this article, I look at the values of freedom, dignity and equality, as they are founded in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and consider how they ought to constitutionalise the legal concept of contractual autonomy. I argue...

The United Republic of Tanzania, consisting of the two partners in the Union, Mainland Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika) and Zanzibar, is undertaking comprehensive constitutional reforms. The reform process, once finalised, will replace the current...

The South African Constitution under chapter 9 establishes state institutions that are mandated with the obligation to strengthen the concept of constitutional democracy in the Republic. The Constitution requires that other organs of state, through...