Governance, Human Rights, and Political Transformation in Africa (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Addaney, Michael; Boshoff, Elsabé; Nyarko, Michael Gyan

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Produktbeschreibung

This edited volume examines the development and challenges of governance, democracy, and human rights in Africa. It analyzes the emerging challenges for strengthening good governance in the region and explores issues related to civil, political, economic, cultural, and social rights highlighting group rights including women, girls, and other minority groups. The project presents a useful study of the democratization processes and normative developments in Africa exploring challenges in the form of corruption, conflict, political violence, and their subsequent impact on populations. The contributors appraise the implementation gap between law and practice and the need for institutional reform to build strong and robust mechanisms at the domestic, regional, and international levels.

Michael Addaney is Scholar at the Research Institute of Environmental Law of Wuhan University Law School, Wuhan, China.

Michael Gyan Nyarko is Litigation Coordinator and Researcher, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Elsabé Boshoff is Technical Assistant/Legal Officer at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Secretariat in Banjul, The Gambia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030270490
• Artikelnr.: 58277908

Autorenporträt

Michael Addaney is Scholar at the Research Institute of Environmental Law of Wuhan University Law School, Wuhan, China. Michael Gyan Nyarko is Litigation Coordinator and Researcher, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa. Elsabé Boshoff is Technical Assistant/Legal Officer at the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Secretariat in Banjul, The Gambia.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Chapter 1: Historical Context of Governance and Human Rights in Africa.- 2. Chapter 2: Towards an Effective African Human Rights System: The Nature and Implications of the Relationship between the African Union Policy Organs and Human Rights Bodies.- 3. Chapter 3: Reflection on the African Governance Architecture: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities.- 4. Chapter 4: Interdependence versus Checks and Balances of Power: A Reflection on the Role of the Constitutional Court in South Africa.- 5. Chapter 5: The Golden Jubilee of the Mauritian Bill of Rights: A Milestone to Celebrate or Time for Reflection?.- 6. Chapter 6: Transcending Dualism in Domesticating Ghana's Treaty Obligations under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.- 7. Chapter 7: Human Rights-based Reform of Criminal Law in Africa.- 8. Chapter 8: Advancing the Right to Demonstrate in Kenya through Negotiated Management.- 9. Chapter 9: The Right to Peaceful Assembly in a Chaotic Democracy: An Analysis of Nigerian Law.- 10. Chapter 10: The Role of the Judiciary in Safeguarding the Right To Assembly And Public Protest in Ghana.- 11. Chapter 11: The Role of Election Management Bodies in Advancing Democracy in Ghana.- 12. Chapter 12: Balancing National Security and Human Rights in the Fight against Boko Haram in Nigeria.- 13. Chapter 13: The Legal Challenges of Offering Protection to Climate Refugees in Africa.- 14. Chapter 14: The Best Interest of the Child in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa.- 15. Chapter 15: Protecting Environmental Rights in the Context of Oil Extraction in Africa.

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