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Revolutionary legality and the Burkinabè insurrection

Revolutionary legality and the Burkinabè insurrection

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Revolutionary legality and the Burkinabè insurrection

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Revolutionary legality and the Burkinabè insurrection

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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The Journal of modern African studies, 2021-09, Vol.59 (3), p.273-294

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English

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Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press

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Coup leaders often purport to restore constitutional order. During Burkina Faso's 2014 ‘insurrection', however, Blaise Compaoré's opponents advanced detailed (international) legal arguments that significantly constrained their subsequent conduct. Theirs was to be a legal revolution. This article situates this stance within Burkina Faso's distinctiv...

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Revolutionary legality and the Burkinabè insurrection

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2564425898

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2564425898

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0022-278X

E-ISSN

1469-7777

DOI

10.1017/S0022278X21000136

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