International human rights law in Africa / Frans Viljoen.

This book provides a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights law in Africa. It examines the institutions, norms, and processes for human rights realization provided for under the United Nations system, the African Union, and sub-regional economic communitites in Africa, and explores th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Viljoen, Frans
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Edition:	2nd ed.
Subjects:	African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. African Union. African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights African Union Human rights > Africa. International agencies > Africa. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights. Human rights International agencies Africa. Human rights. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (Banjul, 27 June 1981) African Court of Justice and Human Rights. International law and national law. Africa
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Table of Contents:

An introduction to international human rights law
The role of United Nations organs and agencies in realizing human rights in Africa
The United Nations treaty-based human rights system and Africa
The African Union and human rights architecture
Substantive human rights norms in the African regional system
The African Commission : introduction and assessment
The African Commission : protective mandate
The African Commission : promotional mandate
The African children's charter and children's rights committee
The African Court on Human and Peoples' rights
The realization of human rights in Africa through subregional institutions
Domestic implementation of international human rights law in African States
Conclusion.

International human rights law in Africa / Frans Viljoen.

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