This volume clarifies, in an African context, what ought to constitute universal human rights and strategies for their legitimization, protection and realization. The contributors argue for the local promotion of rights through processes of cultural transformation over time. Tensions between local cultures and the notion of universal human rights can be addressed through creative possibilities within specific countries. They examine the African Charter of Human and People's Rights to make a case for recognizing a specifically African cultural contribution to ideas of human rights originating from a European social context. The general issues at stake are applied to the particularly contentious question of women's rights - especially their land and other property rights.
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Gewebe-Einband
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Höhe: 229 mm
Breite: 174 mm
Dicke: 21 mm
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978-1-84277-090-0 (9781842770900)
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Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University, Georgia, USA. He was born in the Sudan and his scholarly career has included appointments in North African, Canadian and US universities. He has written extensively on human rights issues from a cross-cultural perspective. The contributors are African scholars and human rights activists, most of them based in Africa.
Introduction - Abdullahi A. An-Na'im PART 1: THE CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION APPROACH: RATIONALE AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS BOOK 1. Cultural Transformation and Human Rights in African Societies - Abdullahi A. An-Na'im and Jeffrey Hammond 2. Human Rights and Cultural Branding: Who Speaks and How - Martin Chanock PART 2: RIGHTS AND CULTURE 3. The Banjul Charter: The Case for an African Cultural Fingerprint - Makau Mutua 4. Mediating Culture and Human Rights in Favour of Land Rights for Women in Africa: A Framework for Community-Legal Action - Florence Butegwa 5. Are Local Norms and Practices Fences or Pathways? The Example of Women's Property Rights - Celestine Nyamu-Musembi 6. Religious Revivalism, Human Rights Activism and the Struggle for Women's Rights in Nigeria - Hussaina J. Abdullah 7. Contradictory Perspectives on Rights and Justice in the Context of Land Tenure Reform in Tanzania - Issa Shivji 8. Effects of Land Tenure on Women's Access and Control of Land in Kenya - Akinyoi Nzioki
