The transitional constitutional order in Africa: Case studies from French-speaking sub-Saharan African states

African constitutional law is decidedly resilient. Even when a crisis leads to the deconstitutionalization of political life, we witness the emergence of norms designed to temporarily regulate the organization and functioning of power. Thus, the ordinary constitutional order is replaced by a transitional constitutional order, overseen by an interim constitution. Upon analysis, this represents a constitutional order of necessity that is also fundamentally programmatic in nature.