Festschrift for Frans Viljoen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- 1. Introduction : essays in honour of Frans Viljoen / Aderomola Adeola -- 2. Compliance studies and the Africah human rights system : reflections on the state of the field / Japhet Biegon -- 3. Beyond compliance : do decisions of regional human rights tribunals in Africa make a difference? / Victor Ayeni -- 4. Compliance with prohibition of the death penalty in Africa / Lilian Chenwi -- 5. Compliance beyond anniversaries : the African Union Conventoin for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Kampala Convention) in domestic laws and policies / Aderomola Adeola -- 6. Legitimacy as a challenge to compliance with the norms on the protection of children in Africa / Remember Miamingi -- 7. Member states' compliance with the recommendations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights / Lirette Louw -- 8. 'Horizontal' compliance with decisions of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights / Adem K Abebe -- 9. Enforcing compliance with the judgments of the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights : prospectus and challenges / Tarisai Mutangi -- Index.

With essays from leading scholars in the field of international human rights law, this festschrift provides compelling analysis of the nature of compliance in the African human rights context, the challenges that affect its place in these legal systems, and the ways in which increased compliance can be achieved.