This study is entitled ‘investigating the challenges in enforcing international human rights
law in Africa: Towards an effective regional system’. It centres around a critical research
problem namely: what challenges beset regional enforcement of human rights law in
Africa and how can they be addressed to ensure the effective promotion and protection of
human rights in the continent? It critically reviews and revisits the discourses and
scholarly arguments on the crucial issue of regional enforcement of human rights law in
Africa. It traverses through historical epochs in order to explain the origins, scope and
evolution of human rights law in Africa. This is done in the quest for answers to
questions such as: When and how did Africa’s regional human rights system originate?
What factors led to its emergence? Was the concept of human rights recognised in Africa
prior to European colonial rule? What is the present status of international human rights
in Africa? It therefore lays the foundations for a better understanding of the historical and
philosophical origins and evolution of Africa’s regional human rights system. The study
then proceeds to review the normative and institutional mechanisms established in Africa
to enforce human rights at the regional level. Particularly, it highlights the roles of the
African Commission and Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the light of their
contribution to, and challenges in, the enforcement of human rights in the region. The
study concludes with recommendations on the possible ways to invigorate the African
human rights system. One of the key findings is that, with appropriate reforms, the
system can be more effective. / Constitutional, International and Indigenous Law / LL.D. (Public, Constitutional and International Law)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/2957 |
| Date | 26 November 2009 |
| Creators | Mbondenyi, Morris Kiwinda |
| Contributors | Mangu, André Mbata Betukumesu |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (xvi, 533 leaves) |
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