VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee

This article reviews issues concerning the way that Uganda ought to be dealing with its past. It examines what a transitional justice process ought to look like, and what its component parts should be. The article examines the rights to justice,...

Twenty one years into its democratic life, modern South Africa faces a number of ‘growing pains’. While the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has decisively won five national elections in a row since 1994, never falling below 62% of the...

Over the past 25 years, migration has surfaced as one of the core features of globalisation to impact on established constitutional democracies from the North (such as Germany) and young constitutional democracies from the South (such as South...

The ongoing debate and consideration of the Protection of State Information Bill (often termed the ‘Secrecy’ Bill or Act) has provided a true test for the post-apartheid South African democracy. Using a case study of that legislation’s period...

The Proposed Constitution is a product of the Constituent Assembly convened by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania to enact the New Constitution upon which Tanzanians would ultimately vote, on a yes or no basis, in a referendum. The...

One of the primary means of democratic subversion is constitutional amendment. In transitional democracies, it is not unusual for the constitution to include substantive constraints on the amending power as a hedge against the polity’s uncertain...

This paper addresses the adequacy of ethnic federalism in Nepal, and the implications of such a structure for minority protection and representation. After the end of the civil war and the approval of an Interim Constitution in 2007, popular...

Indian cities are projected to be the home to an additional 250 million people by 2030. This growing population is putting increasing demands on municipal resources, with challenges for economists, planners and engineers. Yet, the projection also...

The classical liberal political philosophy that began to emerge in the 17th century came to have worldwide influence on the development of the concept of a free press. England, being the principal source of this political philosophy, then adhered to...

This Article examines the recent constitutional crisis of Nepal in 2012-2013. The crisis refers to a time period between the dissolution of the first Constituent Assembly and the election of the second. The constitution-drafting process (begun in...

The region of Bangsomoro, situated within the island Mindanao, which in turn is part of the Philippines, has been experiencing one of the longest self-determination struggles in the world. Recently, with the enactment of the Basic Law (special law...

Democracy flourishes best where free and vibrant political parties are permitted to openly compete for political power. The conditions must be such that the party in power will not be able to manipulate the rules in order to reduce the competitive...

This article considers the application of the doctrine of separation of powers by the South African judiciary in a series of judgments flowing from applications and appeals concerning the disbanding of a specialised crime-fighting unit, the...

This article examines the ongoing tension on the power to initiate bills between the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) as a legislative organ of the East African Community (the EAC) and the EAC Council of ministers (the Council) as a policy...