By DARLINGTON CHILUBATHE late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar M. Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi once opined in the 1990s that the flaw of democracy, or majoritarian rule, was the possible danger of neglecting the minority.That the empowered majority tend to write or rewrite laws in their favour. Naturally, the rise of democracy during that period in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe after years of brutal dictatorships easily dismissed this position as the fear of democracy.After all, Libya did not ascribe to representative politics that changed leadership from top to bottom. The point being made then, was that it was possible to mislead the majority into making emotional electoral decisions that could impact how the law operated in future.Majority decisions which were resultant of electoral victory had potential to incline to self-preservation above all, before attempting to include minority opinions. The end result is likely that any challenge to those hopes and ideals of the majority will read as […]
INEQUALITY: A CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE (PART 2)
