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Africa and the Universality of Human Rights

Bertrand G. Ramcharan

ISBN13: 9789004520639
Published: September 2022
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
Country of Publication: Netherlands
Format: Paperback
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Africa and the Universality of Human Rights offers a succinct but comprehensive treatment of the human rights systems and machinery applicable in Africa. It consolidates a wide range of materials and sources in a comprehensive way that will be of value to teachers, students, scholars and activists. It makes clear that, notwithstanding difficulties experienced on the ground, African governments, peoples, and institutions together have repeatedly expressed their commitment to the universality of human rights, the corner-stone of the contemporary international order.

Subjects:
Human Rights and Civil Liberties, Other Jurisdictions , Africa
Contents:
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations
1. Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Corner Stones
1.3 The Peace Architecture of the African Union
1.4 Conclusion
2. Africans Who Shaped Universality
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Development of Universal Norms
2.3 Self-Determination and the Quest for Justice
2.4 Equality and Non-discrimination
2.5 Universal Implementation of Human Rights
2.6 Conclusion
3. Africa, the United Nations and the Universality of Human Rights
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Obligations under International Law, the Charter and the Universal Declaration
3.3 Universality as an Idea, a Goal, and a Normative Concept
3.4 The Bases of Universality
3.5 The Jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice Applicable to all Countries, Including in Africa
3.6 Conclusion
4. The African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The African Human Rights Commission and the Universality of Human Rights
4.3 The African Human Rights Court and the Universality of Human Rights
4.4 The African Protection Concept
4.5 Conclusion
5. The African Union
5.1 Introduction
5.2 African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance
5.4 Conclusion
6. Sub-regional Institutions and Courts
6.1 Introduction
6.2 ecowas Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001)
6.3 ecowas and East African Community Courts of Justice
6.4 igad: Democracy, Governance, Elections, Early Warning
6.5 sadc: Southern African Development Community and eccas: Economic Community of Central African States
6.6 Conclusion
7. National Human Rights Institutions and Courts
7.1 Introduction
7.2 African National Human Rights Institutions (anhri s)
7.3 South African Constitutional Court
7.4 Conclusion
8. Civil Society
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Kampala Declaration of Human Rights Defenders (2009)' Kampala Plan of Action for Human Rights Defenders (2019)
8.3 Harare Declaration of Human Rights 1989
8.4 Civil Society
8.5 Publicists
8.6 Conclusion
9. Conclusion

Annex i : African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul Charter, 1981)
Annex ii : Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa
Annex iii : African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child
Annex iv : Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, 1998
Annex v : au , African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (2007)
Annex vi : ecowas Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance (2001)
Annex vii : oau Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa
Annex viii: UN Human Rights Committee General Comment [No.
29] on Article 4 of the iccpr : States of Emergency
Bibliography
Index