Constitution, governance, and democracy / by Mulenga Besa.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Besa, Mulenga
Language:English
Published: Ndola, Zambia : B. Mulenga, 2011.
Subjects:
Constitutional law > Zambia.
Democracy > Zambia.
Physical Description:xx, 445 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction to constitutional law
  • Unwritten constitution
  • Characteristics and classifications of constitutions
  • The Zambian constitution (salient features)
  • Government under the constitution
  • Citizens (governed) in a democracy
  • Central, local government and democracy
  • Devolution, federalism and democracy
  • Concept of separation of powers
  • Rationale for separation of powers
  • Separation of powers : a comparative study
  • The institution of parliament
  • Parliamentary supremacy/sovereignty
  • Parliamentary supremacy/sovereignty against European Communities law
  • Parliamentary against constitutional sovereignty
  • Parliamentary structures
  • Bicameralism : a case for Zambia
  • Parliamentary privileges and democracy
  • The electoral system
  • Initiating the electoral process
  • The Electoral Commission in a democracy
  • Electoral (voting) systems.