International human rights law in Africa / Frans Viljoen.

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Main Author: Viljoen, Frans
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART I : BACKGROUND: An introduction to international human rights law
  • PART II : THE GLOBAL LEVEL: The role of United Nations organs and agencies in realizing human rights in Africa
  • The United Nations treaty-based human rights system and Africa
  • PART III : THE REGIONAL LEVEL: The African regional architecture and human rights
  • The African Union and human rights
  • Substantive human rights norms in the African national system
  • The African Commission : an introduction
  • The African Commission : protective mandate
  • The African Commission : promotional mandate
  • The African Commission : an assessment
  • The African Court on Human and Peoples' rights
  • PART IV : THE SUBREGIONAL LEVEL: The realization of human rights in Africa through subregional institutions
  • PART V : THE NATIONAL LEVEL: Domestication of international human rights law
  • Justiciability of socio-economic rights at the domestic level
  • Lack of a human rights-based approach to HIV and AIDS
  • PART VI : CONCLUSION: Conclusion.