The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
The System in Practice, 1986-2000
1st Edition
Published on 20. December 2004
978-0-511-05711-3 (ISBN)
Description
The African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights came into force in 1986, and is in many ways unique, lacking as it does a precedent elsewhere. However, little scholarship exists analysing it as an operational system in practice. Collaborators to this volume include a range of experts, many of whom have been actively involved in the implementation of the Charter - commissioners, NGOs and academics. The volume, then, is more than just a descriptive or theoretical work, providing instead a detailed evaluation of the Charter as a mechanism for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. Chapters cover the Charter's reporting system, the interpretation of different rights by the Commission, the prospects for the African Court on Human and People's Rights and the role of NGOs. This authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date book will interest lawyers acting for government and non-governmental organizations, as well as academics and postgraduates.
Reviews / Votes
"The scope of coverage is quite broad and the essays deal with such important issues as future trends in human rights in Africa, evidence and fact finding by the African Commission, civil and political rights in the African Charter on Human and People's Rights, and the implementation of economic, social, and cultural rights under the charter.... Recommended for those who desire an in-depth exploration of the major issues involving the regional human rights system for Africa." ChoiceMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cambridge University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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File size
2,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-511-05711-3 (9780511057113)
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Malcolm D. Evans | Rachel Murray
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
The System in Practice, 1986-2000
Book
05/2002
Cambridge University Press
€92.85
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Persons
Malcolm Evans is Professor of Public International Law at the University of Bristol and Director of the Bristol Cenre for International Legal Studies. Rachel Murray is the Assistant Director at the Centre for Human Rights in the School of Law, Queens University, Belfast.
Content
Preface; 1. Future trends in human rights in Africa: the increased role of the OAU G. Naldi; 2. The reporting mechanism of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights M. Evans and R. Murray; 3. Admissibility under the African Charter F. Viljoen; 4. Evidence and fact-finding by the African Commission R. Murray; 5. Civil and political rights in the African Charter C. Heyns; 6. Implementing economic, social and cultural rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights C. Odinkalu; 7. The challenge of culture for human rights in Africa: the African Charter in a comparative context B. Pityana; 8. Non-governmental organisations in the African system A. Motala; 9. The special rapporteurs in the African system M. Evans and R. Murray; 10. The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights J. Harrington; 11. The promotional role of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights E. V. O. Dankwa; Bibliography; Index.
