02188cam a2200373 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000290008802000260011703500130014303500210015604000390017704200140021605000240023008200120025424501020026626400660036830000280043433600210046233700250048333800230050849000260053150000140055750400410057152009920061265000490160465000290165365000320168265000260171470000370174083000370177715960940OSt20260819120822.0091026s2009    sa            000 0 eng    a  2009404422  a9781920114732qpaperback  a1920114734qpaperback  a15960940  a(OCoLC)428435708  aY7MbengcJCSCdY7MdPAUdDLCerda  alccopycat00aHV8267.A3bT55 200904a345.60504aThe theory and practice of criminal justice in Africa /c[edited by Dr. Annie Barbara Chikwanha}. 1a[Tshwane (Pretoria) :bInstitute for Security Studies,c2009]  aiv, 116 pages ;c21 cm.  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier0 aISS Monograph ;v161.  aJune 2009  aIncludes bibliographical references.3 aIn Africa, criminal justice systems remain rather fragile. This is not only because of the human rights practices of some African governments, but because the changes on the continent demand good governance and democracy. Criminal justice cannot be separated from democracy in as much as its effective implementation has become a barometer of democratic practices throughout the developed world. Africa's deficiencies in the criminal justice system can benefit from a comprehensive scrutiny not just of the technical legal issues, but of the ethical issues too, as well as the dissection of international norms, institutions and criminal justice processes and their relevance for Africa. This monograph undoubtedly makes a significant contribution to the fledging criminological writings on the African continent and all the articles reveal the challenges the criminal justice systems in Africa have to overcome in order to fulfill their commitments to international standards and norms. 0aCriminal justice, Administration ofzAfrica. 0aCriminal courtszAfrica. 0aCriminal procedurezAfrica. 0aHuman rightszAfrica.1 aChikwanha-Dzenga, Annie Barbara. 0aISS monograph series ;vNo. 161.