Policing and the Rule of Law in Sub-Saharan Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Akinlabi, Oluwagbenga Michael

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book argues that strengthening policing, and the rule of law is pivotal to promoting human rights, equity, access to justice and accountability in sub-Saharan Africa. It considers the principles of accountability, just laws, open government, and accessible and impartial dispute resolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000713220
• Artikelnr.: 65473202

Autorenporträt

Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi is an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. He has a PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Griffith University in Australia. He was previously educated in his home country, Nigeria, as well as at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. He has successfully attracted more than 17 scholarships, grants, recognition and awards in Nigeria, United Kingdom and Australia: including the prestigious British Commonwealth Scholarships, Australian Postgraduate Awards, and the Australian Government's Endeavour Executive Fellowships.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Rule of Law, Corruption and Abuse of Power 1. Patterns
and Prevalence of Corruption in Ghana's Criminal Justice System, Moses
Agaawena Amagnya 2. Police corruption at the traffic checkpoints and
roadblocks in Kenya, Gedion Onyango 3. Police-Citizen Relations in Nigeria:
Obstacles to Trust and Cooperation with the Police, Oluwagbenga Michael
Akinlabi 4. Can We Truly Find a Solution to Ghana's Corruption Problem?
Assessing the Fight Against Corruption and the Effectiveness of the Office
of the Special Prosecutor, Moses Agaawena Amagnya and Oluwagbenga Michael
Akinlabi Part II: Policing, Emerging Challenges and Reform 5. "Very
Organized and Hard for Us to Detect": The Botswana Police Service's
Struggle against Sex Trade, Trafficking in Persons and Cybercrimes, Lesedi
Mashumba, Moses Agaawena Amagnya, and Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi 6.
Policing Rural Kenya: Practices and Challenges, Emmanuel K. Bunei and
Oluwagbenga Michael Akinlabi 7. 'Are we there yet or chasing shadows':
policing gang violence in contemporary South Africa, Paul Oluwatosin Bello
8. A Critical Evaluation of Police Reforms in Kenya, Joseph Kipkemboi Rono
Part III: Rule of Law, Rights and Judicial Processes 9. Reconstructing the
Rule of Law: Rights, Justice, and Plurality in Madagascar, Olivia Lwabukuna
10. Immunity Ratione Personae of Foreign State Officials before Rwandan
Criminal Courts, Evode Kayitana Conclusion