Congratulations to Gaye Sowe, Executive Director – Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA) and member of the Constitutional Review Commission; and Satang Nabaneh, Founder and Editor, Law Hub Gambia, whose chapter on The Gambia was published as part of the I-CONnect-Clough Center 2018 Global Review of Constitutional law. We are pleased to circulate this report published by the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Democracy
Abstract
This is the third edition of the I·CONnect-Clough Center Global Review of Constitutional Law ISBN: 978-0-692-15916-3.)
The 2018 Global Review assembles detailed but relatively brief reports on constitutional developments and cases in 65 jurisdictions during the past calendar year. The reports are authored by academic and/or judicial experts, and often the reports are co-authored by judges and scholars. The reports in this first-of-its-kind volume offer readers systematic knowledge that, previously, has been limited mainly to local networks rather than a broader readership.
The Gambia: In Focus
With the peaceful transition after 22 years under an authoritarian regime that began in July 1994, 2018 saw the new government of The Gambia, headed by President Barrow, take measures to restore good governance, rebuild public confidence in key institutions, uphold human rights in the context of transitional justice. This is happening in two-fold: first dealing with past human rights violations and abuses; and second, ensuring that the governance architecture upholds the highest standards of respect for human rights, the rule of law and justice. This report looks at major constitutional developments and constitutional cases in The Gambia in the past year.
“Despite the excitement and enthusiasm that greeted the onset of multiparty democracy following decades of authoritarian rule, The Gambia’s democracy remains fragile. There are concerns regarding the absence of a comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and existing repressive laws.”
Nabaneh & Sowe
Available SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3471638 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3471638
Suggested citation:
Nabaneh, S and Sowe G ‘The Gambia: The state of liberal democracy’ in Albert R, Landau, D, Faraguna P, and Drugda Š. The I·CONnect-Clough Center 2018 Global Review of Constitutional Law (October 21, 2019), pp: 107- 111.
You can download the whole report here: