The East African Community: Organs, Institutions and Procedures

Content:

1. Concept, Form and History of Integration
2. History and Processes of Integration in East Africa
3. Introduction to EAC Organs and Institutions
4. Mandate and Role of the EAC Political and Policy Organs
5. The East African Legislative Assembly and Law Making for the EAC
6. Rule of Law and Access to Justice in East Africa: The East African Court of Justice
7. Overview of the Organs of the EAC and Functionality of the Current EAC Institutional Framework
8. Treaty and Legal Obligations of Member States and Challenges in Implementing the EAC Treaty in Partner States
9. Challenges in implementing the EAC Treaty in Partner States: The Trade Perspective
10. The Place of Civil Society in the East African Community

Civil Society and the East African Community: Role, Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects

Content:

1. Understanding the Role of Civil Society in a global context
2. Civil Society in East Africa: Formation, Composition and Nature
3. Role of Civil Society in East Africa
4. Civil Society in the EAC countries
5. Civil Society and the struggle for Democracy and Good Governance
6. Civil Society and the struggle for Social Justice
7. Challenges facing Civil Society
8. Civil Society and the East African Integration process
9. Strategies to effectively engage the EAC process

Governance and Constitutionalism in East Africa: Challenges and Prospects

Content:

1. Conceptual issues: Governance and Constitutionalism
2. Governance and Constitutionalism in pre – independent East Africa
3. Rule of law and administration of justice in East Africa: Harmonisation of laws and policies in East Africa
4. The state and challenges of democracy in East Africa
5. Country case – studies
6. Role of the EAC in nurturing good governance in the region

Post – Graduate Diploma in Constitutionalism and Governance in East Africa

Content:

1. The East African Community laws, organs and institutions
2. Governance and Constitutionalism in East Africa
3. Civil Society in the East African Community
4. Human Rights promotion and protection in East Africa
5. Research paper