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Tackling the unconstitutional overthrow of democracies : emerging trends in the Commonwealth / by John Hatchard & Tunde I. Ogowewo.

Title
Tackling the unconstitutional overthrow of democracies : emerging trends in the Commonwealth / by John Hatchard & Tunde I. Ogowewo.
Author
Hatchard, John.
Publication
London : Commonwealth Secretariat, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Commonwealth Secretariat
  • Ogowewo, Tunde I.
Description
212 p.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Coups d'état > Commonwealth countries
  • Coups d'état > Fiji
  • Legitimacy of governments > Commonwealth countries
  • Legitimacy of governments > Fiji
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
  • Part I: Coup-proofing democracies: the need for a proactive approach -- The role of law in eradicating the culture of coups -- The implicit bargain theory -- The emergence of 'dodgy' jurisprudence -- The road map of the jurisprudence on coups -- The emergence of the new jurisprudence -- The need to refine the emerging jurispredence -- The problem with collective action -- Background to the Fijian cases.
  • Part II: Constitutional and other measures that directly or indirectly address the problem of unconstitutional changes of government -- Fundamental principles.
  • Part III: Commonwealth responses -- The impact of the Harare and Millbrook Declarations -- Harare Commonwealth Declaration 1991 -- The Millbrook Commonwealth Action Programme on the Harare Declaration -- The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group on the Harare Declaration (CMAG) -- The future of CMAG -- "Realising Millbrook" -- Report by the Commonwealth High Level Review Group to Commonwealth Heads of Government, Coolum, Australia -- Coolum Communique 2002 -- Dealing with other serious violations -- The case of Zimbabwe -- Marlborough House Statement on Zimbabwe -- Conflict and resolution: the role of the Commonwealth Secretary-General -- Report of the High Level Review Group -- Overview.
ISBN
0850927218
LCCN
^^2004401950
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library