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Questioning the universality of human rights : the African Charter on Human and People's Rights in Botswana, Malawi, and Mozambique / Lone Lindholt.

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First published in 1997, this volume analyses the material provisions of the African charter on Human and Peoples' Rights from 1981, discussing the issues this raises both with respect to the theoretical aspects of human rights law, and in relation to its implementation in various African membe...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Lindholt, Lone (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2018.
Series:Routledge revivals.
Subjects:
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights > (1981 June 27)
Human rights > Africa.
Civil rights > Botswana.
Civil rights > Malawi.
Civil rights > Mozambique.
African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981 June 27)
Civil rights.
Human rights.
Africa.
Botswana.
Malawi.
Mozambique.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. General introduction
  • 2. Human rights and constitutionalism in an African context
  • 3. A universal concept of human rights?
  • 4. Background to the constitutions of Botswana, Malawi and Mozambique
  • 5. The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
  • 6. Individual civil and political rights and freedoms
  • 7. Other provisions
  • 8. General conclusions and perspectives
  • The African Charter (sample)
  • The Constitution of Botswana (sample)
  • The Constitution of Malawi (sample)
  • The Constitution of Mozambique (sample)
  • A "doughnut"-model for regulation of human rights.

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