Includes bibliographical references and index.

The African system for the protection of human and peoples' rights : Pan-Africanism, solidarity and rights / Federico Lenzerini -- Beyond rhetoric : commitment to and ratification of African human rights and human rights-related treaties / Tiyanjana Maluwa -- Who blinks first? : The International Criminal Court, the African Union and the problematic of international criminal justice / Nsongurua J. Udombana -- Democratic governance and constitutional restraint of presidential and executive power : the challenges in Africa / Muna Ndulo -- The South African Human Rights Commission : a holistic assessment / Obiora Chinedu Okafor -- The politics of provinces and the provincialisation of politics / Nico Steytler -- The urgings of a friendly founding father : Kader Asmal as Amicus curiae in the South African Judicial Service Commission case / Max du Plessis -- The efficacy of public interest litigation in Ireland / Gerry F. Whyte -- A tale of two sacred trusts : Namibia and Palestine / John Dugard -- Shepherding the conclusion of complex international conventions : the role of the chairperson in the negotiations on cultural diversity / Abdulqawi A. Yusuf and Yuki Daijo -- The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions and its operational guidelines / Souheil el Zein -- Kader Asmal : reclaiming human dignity through international solidarity / Richard Harvey.