Overview
- Examines the institutional protection of civil, political, socioeconomic, and group rights through the African Commission and African Court
- Builds on the concept of regionalism within Africa and the recent drive for finding African solutions to African problems
- Analyses key obstacles to the full implementation of human rights in Africa
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This book critically examines the civil, political, socioeconomic, and group rights protected under the African Charter and its Protocol on women’s rights. It then examines the institutional protection of these rights through the African Commission and African Court. The book builds on the concept of regionalism within Africa and the recent drive for finding “African solutions to African problems” by tracing the development of human rights within Africa and assessing the effectiveness of Africa’s core regional human rights institutions. In turn, it critically analyses the obstacles to the full implementation of human rights in Africa such as the lack of political will, jurisdictional issues, lack of resources and funding, poverty, illiteracy, corruption, and customary practices that violate human rights. In closing, the book discusses possible solutions to these problems.
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Reviews
“He provides a detailed analysis of the African human rights instruments as a living outcome of norm translation. … It is a timely read for international law scholars and social scientists studying the translation of norms, not only from the international to the region but also from the ground up. ... Policy-makers and legal experts in this part of the world will gain useful insights … ." (Jamie Pring, Yearbook on the African Union, Vol. 1, 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Allwell Uwazuruike is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human Rights under the African Charter
Authors: Allwell Uwazuruike
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41739-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41738-3Published: 01 March 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-41741-3Published: 01 March 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-41739-0Published: 29 February 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 229
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: African Politics, Human Rights, Democracy, Regional Development