Human Rights Law in Africa 1998
Title | Human Rights Law in Africa 1998 PDF eBook |
Author | Christof Heyns |
Publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Pages | 450 |
Release | 2001-04-11 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789041115782 |
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International Human Rights Law in Africa
Title | International Human Rights Law in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 622 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Civil rights |
ISBN | 9780191807305 |
This title provides an overview of human rights law in Africa. It examines the institutions, norms, and processes for human rights realisation provided for under the United Nations system, the African Union, and sub-regional economic communities in Africa, and explores their relationship with the national legal systems of African states. Since the establishment of the African Union in 2001, there has been a proliferation of regional institutions that are relevant to human rights in Africa. This book discusses the links between these institutions.
International Human Rights Law in Africa
Title | International Human Rights Law in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Christof Heyns |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 903 |
Release | 2022-11-07 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004532005 |
The aim of this reference work is to make African human rights law accessible to all those involved in or interested in human rights law on the continent in order to strengthen its impact. Primary documents are introduced and reproduced and presented in a coherent framework. The main institutions - public and private - dealing with human rights in Africa are identified and discussed. Comprehensive overviews of the international human rights legal regimes applicable to Africa, as well as country reports are provided. This book tries to contribute towards documenting, systemising and anchoring the African human rights system. The print edition is available as a set of two volumes (9789004138810).
International Law and Domestic Human Rights Litigation in Africa
Title | International Law and Domestic Human Rights Litigation in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Magnus Killander |
Publisher | PULP |
Pages | 261 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Human rights |
ISBN | 0986985724 |
"African civil law countries are traditionally described as monist and common law countries as dualist. This book illustrates that the monism-dualism dichotomy is too simplistic, in particular in the field of human rights. Academics and practitioners from across the continent illustrate how domestic courts in Africa have engaged with international human rights law to interpret or fill gaps in national bills of rights. The authors also consider the challenges encountered in increasing the use of international human rights law by African domestic courts."--Back cover.
The African Regional Human Rights System
Title | The African Regional Human Rights System PDF eBook |
Author | Manisuli Ssenyonjo |
Publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Pages | 629 |
Release | 2011-12-23 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004218149 |
The African human rights system has undergone some remarkable developments since the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, the cornerstone of the African human rights system, in June 1981. The year2011 marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter. It also marked 25 years since the African Charter entered into force on 21 October 1986.This book aims to provide reflections on most of the major human rights issues in the past 30 years of the African human rights system in practice and discussion on the future: the African Charter s impact and contribution to the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in Africa; the contemporary challenges faced by the African Human rights system in responding adequately to the demands of rapidly evolving African societies; and how the African human rights system can be strengthened in the future to ensure that the human rights protected in the African Charter, as developed in the jurisprudence of the African Commission since the Commission was inaugurated in 1987, are realised in practice.The chapters in this volume bring together the work of 20 human rights scholars and practitioners, with expertise in human rights in Africa, under the following general themes: rights and duties in the African Charter; rights of the vulnerable under the African system; implementation mechanisms for human rights in Africa; and towards an effective African regional human rights system.
An Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Title | An Introduction to International Human Rights Law PDF eBook |
Author | Azizur Rahman Chowdhury |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2010-06-14 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9047444027 |
This book provides a precise concept of international human rights law, its development and the tangible meaning of civil and political rights, economic and social rights. It has highlighted women’s rights, globalization, human rights education, role of the UN and NGOs to protect human rights.
Promoting Accountability under International Law for Gross Human Rights Violations in Africa
Title | Promoting Accountability under International Law for Gross Human Rights Violations in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Chernor Jalloh |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 657 |
Release | 2015-07-16 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004271759 |
Promoting Accountability under International Law for Gross Human Rights Violations in Africa reflects primarily upon the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in challenging impunity for serious crimes committed in Rwanda in 1994. The authors, among whom are leading scholars and practitioners of international law, draw lessons for future tribunals such as the permanent International Criminal Court.