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The African human rights system has undergone some remarkable developments since the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the cornerstone of the African human rights system, in June 1981. The year 2011 marked the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the African Charter. It also marked 25 years since the African Charter entered into force on 21 October 1986. This book aims to provide reflections on most of the major human rights issues in the past 30 years of the African human rights system in practice and discussion on the future: the African Charter’s impact and contribution to the respect, protection and promotion of human rights in Africa; the contemporary challenges faced by the African Human rights system in responding adequately to the demands of rapidly evolving African societies; and how the African human rights system can be strengthened in the future to ensure that the human rights protected in the African Charter, as developed in the jurisprudence of the African Commission since the Commission was inaugurated in 1987, are realised in practice. The chapters in this volume bring together the work of 20 human rights scholars and practitioners, with expertise in human rights in Africa, under the following general themes: rights and duties in the African Charter; rights of the vulnerable under the African system; implementation mechanisms for human rights in Africa; and towards an effective African regional human rights system.

Human rights --- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights. --- African Charter on Human and People's Rights --- ACHPR --- A.C.H.P.R. --- African Charter --- Banjul Charter --- Carta africana dei diritti dell'uomo e dei popoli --- Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples --- Dina afrikanina momba ny zon'ny olombelona sy ny vahoaka --- Civil rights

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The African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights came into force in 1986, and is unique in that it lacks a precedent. However, little scholarship exists analysing it as an operational system in practice. The success of the first edition of this book led to this updated second edition. Contributors include experts who have been actively involved in the implementation of the Charter - commissioners, NGOs and academics. Offering a detailed evaluation of the Charter as a mechanism for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa, the contributions cover the Charter's reporting system, the interpretation of different rights by the Commission, the prospects for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and the role of NGOs. This authoritative and comprehensive volume will interest lawyers acting for government and non-governmental organisations, as well as academics and postgraduates.

Human Rights Africa (Organization) --- HRA --- African Charter on Human and People's Rights --- ACHPR --- A.C.H.P.R. --- African Charter --- Banjul Charter --- Carta africana dei diritti dell'uomo e dei popoli --- Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples --- Dina afrikanina momba ny zon'ny olombelona sy ny vahoaka --- Human rights --- Law --- General and Others

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Collaborators to this volume include experts involved in the implementation of the Charter - commissioners, NGOs and academics. Chapters cover the reporting system, the Commission's interpretation of different rights, and prospects for the African Court on Human and People's Rights. Of interest to lawyers for government and non-governmental organizations, academics and postgraduates.

Human rights --- Law of treaties --- Organization of African Unity --- Africa --- -Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Law and legislation --- African Charter on Human and People's Rights --- ACHPR --- African Charter --- Banjul Charter --- Carta africana dei diritti dell'uomo e dei popoli --- Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples --- A.C.H.P.R. --- Dina afrikanina momba ny zon'ny olombelona sy ny vahoaka

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The role and influence human rights in society has been enhanced by its association with international law and yet despite this legal springboard, the scope of its legal nature remains uncertain. By analysing the work of international human rights courts and treaty bodies alongside a brief historical review, this book assesses the distinctive legal dimension of human rights. It concludes that the legalisation of human rights is an unplanned and evolving social construct that continues under the managerial oversight of international human rights courts and treaty bodies which employ the primary tool of treaty interpretation. These characteristics of the legal environment of human rights in international law provide a good appreciation of the law itself and its limits.

Human rights. --- Basic rights --- Civil rights (International law) --- Human rights --- Rights, Human --- Rights of man --- Human security --- Transitional justice --- Truth commissions --- Law and legislation --- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol --- African Charter on Human and People's Rights --- American Convention on Human Rights --- ACHPR --- A.C.H.P.R. --- African Charter --- Banjul Charter --- Carta africana dei diritti dell'uomo e dei popoli --- Charte africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples --- Dina afrikanina momba ny zon'ny olombelona sy ny vahoaka --- Pact of San José, Costa Rica --- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities --- Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol --- CRPD --- Shōgai no aru hito no kenri ni kansuru jōyaku to sono sentaku giteisho --- Konvensi PBB Mengenai Hak-Hak Orang Dengan Disabilitas --- UN CRPD --- UNCRPD --- United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol --- Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad --- Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad y su Protocolo Facultativo --- Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities --- Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées et Protocole facultatif --- Convención americana sobre derechos humanos --- Pacto de San José de Costa Rica --- Convenção Internacional sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência e seu Protocolo Facultativo --- Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência e seu Protocolo Facultativo --- Convenção sobre os Direitos das Pessoas com Deficiência