Constitutional Change and Constitutionalism in Africa

The new generation of African constitutions from the 1990s aimed to embed democracy and constitutionalism after decades of instability. However, frequent amendments threaten this progress. This book examines the processes of constitutional change and how amendments can be made without undermining efforts to entrench democracy and constitutionalism.

Charles M. Fombad is a Professor of Law and the Director of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA) at the Faculty of Law, University of Pretoria. He is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa, an Associate Member of the International Academy of Comparative Law, and a former Vice President of the International Association of Constitutional Law. His research interests include comparative African constitutional law, media law, African Union law, and legal history, with a particular focus on issues of mixed legal systems and legal harmonization. He has published extensively in these areas.
Nico Steytler is a Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Law at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). Previously, he held the South African Research Chair in Multilevel Government, Law, and Development at the Dullah Omar Institute of Constitutional Law, Governance, and Human Rights, UWC, from 2013 to 2022. From 1994 to 2012, he served as the Director of the Community Law Centre, UWC (the predecessor of the Dullah Omar Institute). His research focuses on constitutional law, multilevel government, and local government in South Africa, other parts of Africa, and beyond. He has published several books and contributed to many others in these fields.