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Author(s): Ateh-Afac Fossungu
ISBN(s): 9789956790050, 9956790052
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Year: 2012
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ISBN 10: 9956790052 
ISBN 13: 9789956790050
Author: Ateh Afac Fossungu

Since the mid-1980s, there has been much federalism talk in Cameroon where federation (said to have been created in Foumban in 1961) had supposedly been �overwhelmingly� rejected in 1972 by Cameroonians. �Confusioncracy� is the one good term that could conveniently explain it. Written with the trilogy of criticism, provocation, and construction in mind, this book aims at reconstructing a new and vigorous society in Cameroon that ensures respect for fundamental human rights and certain basic shared values. Much as the book centres on the Anglophone Problem; it is principally about human rights and their excessive violations � the direct result of the absence of separation of powers and constitutionalism. It largely condemns Cameroon�s government for incessantly singing democracy and rule of law at the same time as it is massively torturing and wantonly killing citizens that dare to question the confusion. While sharing the position that a state like Cameroon must be seen to ensure that its laws and other practices accord with its international commitments, the book nonetheless strives to apportion the blame for Cameroon�s human rights catastrophe accordingly; showing how the English-speaking minority itself, generally speaking, contributes to a large extent in propping up the dictatorship that is oppressing not only that minority but Cameroonians at large. The book challenges Cameroon to assume a leadership role in uniting Africans through meaningful federalization rather than further splitting them into incapable mini-states on the challenging world stage.

Democracy and Human Rights in Africa The Politics of Collective Participation and Governance in Cameroon 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1 – Laughing at the Academia: The Federal Republic of Cameroon (FRC) and the Definition of Federalism

  • On the Importance of Federalism and the Issues

  • The Role of the Intelligentsia

  • “Intellectual in Politics”: What Does It Mean?

  • The FRC and the Definition of Federalism

  • Power-Sharing in the FRC?

  • Secession, Coup D’état and/or Annexation in 1972/84?

  • Amendments and the Solid Federal Edifice Theory

  • Was the Federal National Assembly (FNA) the Exclusive Legislator?

  • Traditional Federal Level Separation and Federal-State Domains

  • Intellectuals in Politics: Confused or Confusing?

  • Open-Ended Emergency Powers in the PFR’s Hands

  • Closing Remarks

Chapter 2 – Confusion, Manipulation, and the Invisible Hand of Federalism in Africa: Lessons in Patriotism

  • On the Invisible Hand of Federalism

  • Federating for Security?

  • The Hope for Economic Advantage and Geography

  • The Yes-No Patriotic and Sincere Appeal to Nationalists

  • Appealing for What and Why?

  • Bafoussam and the Proof of Sincerity and Patriotism

  • A Truth-Telling Offence in Cameroon?

  • The Independence from Reunification Postulates

  • Integrative Federalism in Foumban?

  • Devolutionary Federalism in the SDF Four-State Federation?

  • On the Contents of the SDF Federation Project

  • On the Federation’s Flawed Assumptions and Invisible Hands

  • The Size-and-Numbers Independence Thesis

  • The Kamerun Idea and the West Cameroon Package for Union

  • Why Two Sets of UN Plebiscites, and No Return of Ceded Territories?

  • Negating or Passing the Federalism Constituting Tests?

  • Double Nationalities in the West Cameroon Proposals

  • Translating in the Martian-Venusian Dialogue

  • Historic Ties?

  • Key-Holding Role and Mission of the Translator

Chapter 3 – The Politics of Federalism, Self-Determination, and Secession: Is the Cameroon Administration Legitimate?

  • Is Federalism Foreign to Africa?

  • The Democratic Nature of Africa’s Pre-Colonial System

  • The Bangwa as Federalists

  • Constitutionalism Lessons from Germany and Canada

  • Is Federalism the Synonym of Secession?

  • The Yes-No Stance on Federalism

  • On the Meaning of “Whoever”, and “Whatever Manner”

  • Rule of Law and Democratic Society in Cameroon?

  • Self-Determination and International Human Rights Law

  • The Secession Debates Reviewed

  • The Most Appropriate Path for Southern Cameroonians

  • Concluding Observation

Chapter 4 – Africa, Bicephalism, and Bicameralism: The Impossible is Really Not Possible in Cameroon

  • Overview of Separation of Powers (Bicephalism and Bicameralism)

  • The Prime Ministry, the Politics of the Inside, and the Dialectics of Parliamentary Representation

  • Cameroon’s Regionalization and the Dialectics of Representation and Legislation-Making

  • Sessions and Legislation-Making Role of the National Assembly

  • Who Do National Assemblers Represent Proprement Dire?

  • The Prime Minister Post and the Quebec Analogy

  • Bicephalism and Parliamentary Membership and Other Incompatibilities

  • The Prime Minister as Exposing the Rules of Incompatibilities

  • Constitutional Council Case Making Case for Bicephalism?

  • Bicameralism and the Advanced Government Algebra

  • The Senate in Cameroon History

  • IUS Equals DUS, Since Appointment Plus Election Equal Appointment: You Think That Is Impossible Math?

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