nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/fe5a4787b163cb9a DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 261030s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/fe5a4787b163cb9a doi eng 342 23 Bouyayachen, Sanae Author aut African Constitutionalism Beyond Reception - Translation, Circulation, Feedback and Decolonisation Bouyayachen, Sanae Verfassungsblog 2026-10-30 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier African constitutionalism is often approached through the language of reception. International human rights standards are incorporated into constitutions, treaties are given domestic effect, courts draw upon international jurisprudence, and regional instruments adapt international commitments to African contexts. Yet this perspective leaves a fundamental question unresolved: What happens to the legal meaning of an international norm when it is interpreted and applied within an African constitutional or regional order? CC BY-SA 4.0 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/african-constitutionalism-beyond-reception/ raw object