Abstract
This paper presents reflections from a seminar on constitutionalism in Africa held in Harare (22–25 May), organized by ACLS, SAPES, and AAPS. The author, Abdelali Doumou, reports on debates involving jurists, political scientists, historians, and economists. A major conclusion was that constitutionalism remains a project to be built across Africa, regardless of regime type. Two approaches explain this: an institutionalist approach identifies normative deficits, autocratic constitutions, and weak institutionalization, while a socio-economic approach argues that beyond state form, political clientelism, corruption, power personalization, and militarization undermine constitutionalism. The seminar concluded that the essence, not merely the form, of the African state is at stake.
Recommended Citation
Doumou, Abdelali
(1989)
"General Reflections on the Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa,"
Revue Marocaine de Droit, d'Economie et de Gestion (Moroccan Journal of Law, Economics and Management): Vol. 8:
Iss.
2, Article 29.
https://doi.org/10.66499/2665-7112.1709
Available at:
https://scholarhub.univh2c.ma/remadeg/vol8/iss2/29
DOI
10.66499/2665-7112.1709