Revisiting the role of sub-regional courts in the protection of human rights in Africa

Description

This study contributes to the debate surrounding the suitability of Regional Economic Community (REC) courts as avenues for protection of human rights in view of the economic focus of RECs. Recommends adjustments that
can be made within the African Human Rights System (AHRS) to deal with the challenges associated with the development of
REC courts both in the interim and in the long-term. / A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law University of Pretoria, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Law (LLM in Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa). Prepared under the supervision of Dr. Jacqui Gallinetti, Faculty of Law, University of Western Cape. / LLM Dissertation (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa -- University of Pretoria, 2009. / http://www.chr.up.ac.za/ / Centre for Human Rights / LLM

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12656
2. Muringi, LN 2009, Revisiting the role of sub-regional courts in the protection of human rights in Africa, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12656>

Tags

UCTD

Sub-regional courts -- Africa

Regional economic communities (RECs)

African human rights system

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:up/oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/12656
Date	January 2009
Creators	Muringi, Lucyline Nkatha
Contributors	Gallinetti, Jacqui
Publisher	University of Pretoria
Source Sets	South African National ETD Portal
Language	English
Detected Language	English
Type	Mini Dissertation
Rights	University of Pretoria
Relation	LLM Dissertations Centre for Human Rights