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African human rights system : origin and evolution origin and evolution / Kofi Oteng Kufuor.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: viii, 182 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780230605053
  • 0230605052
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: African human rights system.DDC classification:
  • 323.096 22
LOC classification:
  • JC599  .A36
Contents:
The origin of the African human rights system -- The African Commission and the rewriting of the African Charter -- The African Commission and its treatment of economic, social, and cultural rights -- System evolution through the African Commission's rules of procedure -- The fragmentation of the African human rights system -- The future direction of the African human rights system.
Summary: "This book challenges the received scholarship on the origins of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to understanding the African Commission's dynamic treaty interpretation, and the Commission's strategic manipulation of the Rules of Procedure to strengthen the African human rights system"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origin of the African human rights system -- The African Commission and the rewriting of the African Charter -- The African Commission and its treatment of economic, social, and cultural rights -- System evolution through the African Commission's rules of procedure -- The fragmentation of the African human rights system -- The future direction of the African human rights system.

"This book challenges the received scholarship on the origins of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. The author applies economic and social theory to understanding the African Commission's dynamic treaty interpretation, and the Commission's strategic manipulation of the Rules of Procedure to strengthen the African human rights system"--Provided by publisher.

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