Human Rights under the African Charter

Allwell Uwazuruike

ISBN 10: 3030417417 / ISBN 13: 9783030417413

Published by Springer International Publishing, 2021

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights under the African Charter
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030417417
• ISBN 13: 9783030417413
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 14D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 14 millimeters depth
• Weight: 321 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Allwell Uwazuruike is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Central Lancashire, UK.