Intro
Contents
List of Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Africa in Transition: Issues in Democracy, Governance and Justice
1 Introduction
2 Structure of the Book
Bibliography
2 Election Technology as a Means of Enhancing Democratic Legitimacy: A Case of Kenya
1 Introduction
2 Conceptualising Legitimacy
3 International Legal Frameworks on Elections
4 The Kenyan Experience: Did Election Technology Enhance Democratic Legitimacy in Kenya?
4.1 Reasons for the Adoption of Election Technology in Kenya
4.2 2013 Elections

2013 Presidential Election Petition
4.3 2017 Elections
2017 Presidential Election Petition
5 An Analysis of the Kenyan Experience
6 Conclusion
Bibliography
3 Assessing Cameroon's Elections Against International Standards and Good Practices on Democracy and Human Rights
1 Introduction
2 Normative Frameworks
2.1 International Frameworks
2.2 Regional Frameworks
2.3 National Election Framework
The Cameroon Constitution (1996)
The Electoral Code (2012)
The Diaspora Voting Law (13 July 2011)

Public Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaign Law (2000)
Other Subsidiary Laws with Implications on the Electoral Process
3 The Institutional Framework
4 The Question of Credibility of Elections in a Democracy
5 Overviewing Multiparty Elections Since 1992
5.1 Presidential Elections
5.2 Legislative Elections
6 Assessing Cameroon's Elections
6.1 Lack of Independence of Election Management Body
6.2 ELECAM Is Not the Sole Authority on Elections
6.3 Electoral Dispute Resolution
6.4 Timeframe for Filing Election Petitions

6.5 The Conflicting Roles of the Constitutional Council
6.6 Election Campaign Period
6.7 Qualification as a Candidate for Presidential Election
6.8 Unlimited Presidential Terms
6.9 The Question of Multiple Ballot Papers
Printing and Storage of Ballot Papers
7 Way Forward
7.1 Need for an Independent EMB
7.2 Need for an Independent Constitutional Court
7.3 Election Campaign
7.4 Conditions of Candidacies and Eligibility
7.5 Election Calendar
7.6 Need for Cooperation with International Observers for Free and Fair Elections

7.7 Need for an Enabling Environment for Democratic and Human Rights Expression
8 Conclusion
Bibliography
4 State Sovereignty and Presidential Term Limits in Africa
1 Introduction
2 State Sovereignty and Presidential Term Limits in Africa
2.1 State Sovereignty: Its Origins, Evolution and Contemporary Interpretations
2.2 Presidential Termism in Africa: Contours, Trends and Prevailing Practices
3 Piercing the Doctrine of State Sovereinty: The African Union and Presidential Term Limits in Africa
4 Conclusion: Possible Options for Reform by the African Union
Bibliography