LEGAL JURISPRUDENCE AND AFRICAN GOVERNANCE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Abstract

The paper assesses the legal jurisprudence in the context of African governance system and identifies jurisprudential impediments such as weak applicability of law, political interference in the administration of the state, bad governance practices, lack of democratic practices, clear travesty of justice and vagrant violations of human rights. It further observes that those jurisprudential impediments have hamstrung the development and improvement of law govern society in Africa in the twenty-first century. They have also slowed down the process of enhancing governance in African states through lack of transparency, accountability, responsibility and legitimate authority. It concludes that rightful application of law, governance reforms, an inclusive governance system, entrenchment of constitutionalism and prompt application of law in cases of violation of law, African governance system will be enhanced in the twentyfirst century.