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Charles Fombad

South Africa

Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa

University of Pretoria

Coordinator, Fellow:

2013 Second Semester
2014 Second Semester
2015 Second Semester
2016 Second Semester
2017 Second Semester
2018 Second Semester
2019 Second Semester
2021 Second Semester
2022 Second Semester
2023 Second Semester

Involved in these STIAS projects

Constitutional Identity and Constitutionalism in Africa

Charles Fombad

The main purpose of this project is to interrogate whether the challenges faced by the new generation of African constitutions to enhance the prospects for constitutionalism was due, inter alia, to their...

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Constitutionalism and the economy in Africa

Charles Fombad

The focus of the Stellenbosch Annual Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA) 2019 will be on “constitutionalism and the economy in Africa.” Africa is the continent with the highest level of...

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Elections, Democracy and Constitutionalism in Africa

Charles Fombad

The Stellenbosch Annual Seminars on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA) programme, “African constitutionalism: comparative perspectives”, falls under the STIAS project theme The future of democracy...

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Constitution-building in Africa: Corruption and constitutionalism in Africa – Revisiting control measures and strategies

Charles Fombad

The focus of the 2017 seminar under this project is on the theme, “Corruption and constitutionalism in Africa: Revisiting control measures and strategies.” This theme has been chosen in recognition...

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Constitution-building in Africa: Decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa

Charles Fombad

Under the broad theme of constitution-building in Africa, the focus of this project will be on the issue of decentralisation and constitutionalism in Africa. One of the important aspects of the transition...

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African Constitutionalism: Comparative Perspectives (2)

Charles Fombad

The main project that I have engaged in at STIAS since 2013 falls under the general theme, “African Constitutionalism: Comparative Perspectives.” The goal has been to organise a series of seminars...

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Constitution Building in Africa: Separation of Powers and Constitutionalism in Africa – Comparative Perspectives

Charles Fombad

The focus of the study for this year, under the broad theme of constitution-building in Africa will be the issue of separation of powers. The excessive concentration of powers is arguably one of the greatest...

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African Constitutionalism: Comparative Perspectives

The general focus is on examining critical issues affecting the promotion of constitutionalism in Africa from a comparative perspective. It will examine issues considered to be particularly problematic...

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Related publications

Book/Book Chapter

Constitutional Identity and Constitutionalism in Africa

Fombad, Charles M. and Nico Steytler. (Eds.). 2024. Constitutional Identity and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/constitutional-identity-and-constitutionalism-in-africa-9780198906308

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Book/Book Chapter

Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa

Fombad, Charles M. and Nico Steytler. (Eds.). 2022. Constitutionalism and the Economy in Africa. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192886439.001.0001

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Book/Book Chapter

Democracy, Elections, and Constitutionalism in Africa

Fombad, Charles M. and Nico Steytler. (Eds.) 2021. Democracy, Elections, and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/democracy-elections-and-constitutionalism-in-africa-9780192894779?lang=en&cc=ru

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Book/Book Chapter

Corruption and Constitutionalism in Africa

Fombad, Charles and Nico Steytler. (Eds.). 2020. Corruption and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/corruption-and-constitutionalism-in-africa-9780198855590?cc=za&lang=en&#

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Book/Book Chapter

Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa

Fombad, Charles M. and Nico Steytler. (Eds.). 2019. Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa. Oxford University Press . https://global.oup.com/academic/product/decentralization-and-constitutionalism-in-africa-9780198846154?q=fombad%20and%20steytler&lang=en&cc=gb

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Book/Book Chapter

Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism

Fombad, Charles M, ed. 2016. Separation of Powers in African Constitutionalism. Oxford: Oxford University Press. http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/56514/1/Charles%20M.%20Fombad.pdf

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Book/Book Chapter

Constitutional Adjudication in Africa

Fombad, Charles M. 2017. Constitutional Adjudication in Africa. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/constitutional-adjudication-in-africa-9780198810216?lang=en&cc=gb

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Book/Book Chapter

Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa

Fombad, Charles M. 2017. Decentralization and Constitutionalism in Africa. Volume 3 in the Oxford series Stellenbosch Handbooks in African Constitutionalism. Oxford University Press. (Papers delivered at the fourth annual Stellenbosch Seminar on Constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA))

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