Navigating the Tension Between Sovereignty and Self-Determination in Postcolonial Africa

Philip C. Aka is Regional Director of Global Academics Coalition, LLC, a US higher-education consultancy firm, as well as former Dean and Professor of Law, International University of Sarajevo, among other prior academic positions. A member of the Illinois State Bar since November 2004, Professor Aka received a Doctor of Juridical Science degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law at Indianapolis; a PhD degree in political science from Howard University; a Juris Doctorate degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia; an LL.M. (summa cum laude) degree from the IU Robert H. McKinney School of Law; an MA degree in political science from the University of North Texas; and a BA (magna cum laude) degree in political science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, Professor Aka completed two certificate programs, including one in Conflict Resolution from Cornell University in June 2021. He is author and coauthor of more than 110 publications, including seven books, two of which are published by Palgrave Macmillan.

• Part I: Starting Points. Chapter 1. Argument.- Chapter 2. Conceptual Framework.- Part II: Constitutional law and the Right to Self-determination in Postcolonial Africa: Three Case Studies. Chapter 3. Sovereignty and Self-Determination in a Constitutionalized Setting: Ethiopia in Comparative Perspective.- Chapter 4. Sovereignty and Self-Determination in a Non-Constitutionalized Setting: Nigeria in Comparative Perspective.- Chapter 5. Sovereignty and Self-Determination in a Non-Constitutionalized Setting: Cameroon in Comparative Perspective.- Part III: Navigating the Tension Between Sovereignty and Self Determination in Postcolonial Africa.- Chapter 6. Object Lessons from the Case Studies.- Chapter 7. Blueprints for the Midcentury.- Chapter 8. Conclusion and Prospects for the Future.