Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-264).

Machine generated contents note: ch. I The origins and evolution of Pan-Africanism -- A. The origins of Pan-Africanism in the diaspora -- B. Pan-Africanism in independent Africa: fighting for total decolonization -- C. Pan-Africanism under the African Union: fostering democratization and development -- ch. II Pan-Africanism and the jus publicum Europaeum -- A. International law and the jus publicum Europaeum -- B. The jus publicum Europaeum and the colonization of Africa -- C. Early signs of collision between Pan-Africanism and the jus publicum Europaeum -- ch. III Pan-Africanism and the emergence of African States as subjects of international law -- A. Concerted action to effect change in international law -- B. Rejection or resistance to certain rules and principles -- C. Ambivalence and eclecticism towards other rules.

D. A desire to reform old rules and influence the emergence of new rules -- 1. The right of peoples to self-determination -- 2. The legality of assistance to liberation movements and the use of armed force in colonial situations -- 3. The succession of States to treaties -- 4. The formulation of the concept of an Exclusive Economic Zone in the law of the sea -- ch. IV The institutional and normative evolution of Pan-Africanism: from the Organization of African Unity to the African Union -- A. Rekindling the African peoples' aspirations for stronger unity and solidarity -- B. Eliminating the scourge of internal conflicts -- C. Protecting human and peoples' rights and promoting good governance and the rule of law -- D. Building partnerships between Governments and civil society -- ch. V Pan-Africanism and the African public law: fostering innovative rules and principles -- A. The innovative principles of the AU Constitutive Act: some illustrative examples.

1. The right of the Union to intervene in a Member State -- 2. Prohibition of unconstitutional changes of government -- 3. Respect for democratic principles and good governance -- B. Other innovative binding instruments: the Kampala Convention -- C. Introducing collective rights into positive law: the right to development -- ch. VI The African public law and international law: broadening the scope of application of international rules -- A. The specificities of the African Convention on Refugees -- B. The added value of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child -- C. The supplementary character of the African Protocol on the Rights of Women -- D. Broadening the scope of environmental protection: the Bamako Convention -- ch. VII Final observations.