Research Catalog

Title

The African Commission on Human and People's Rights and international law / Rachel Murray.

Author

Murray, Rachel (Rachel H.)

Publication

Oxford : Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2000.

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Details

Description

xxiii, 316 pages; 24 cm

Subject

• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
• Commission africaine des droits de l'homme et des peuples
• African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
• Human rights > Africa
• Humanitarian law > Africa
• Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Afrique
• Droit international humanitaire > Afrique
• Human rights
• Humanitarian law
• Mensenrechten
• Internationaal recht
• Afrikaanse Commissie voor de rechten van de mens en volken
• Afrikaans Handvest voor de rechten van de mens en volken
• Droits de l'homme (droit international)
• Africa

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-307) and index.

Contents

Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- 1 Theoretical Issues (starting p. 1) -- Restraints of the Present Discourse (starting p. 2) -- Opposing Dichotomies (starting p. 2) -- The Scope of this Study (starting p. 4) -- 2 Evolution of the African Charter and Status of Ratification (starting p. 9) -- Contents of the African Charter (starting p. 10) -- The Role of the African Commission (starting p. 11) -- Functions of the African Commission (starting p. 14) -- An African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (starting p. 27) -- 3 The Notion of the State (starting p. 33) -- Relevance of Notion of the State (starting p. 33) -- The Differences between Traditional and Western Structures (starting p. 33) -- The African State as a Mixture of Pre-colonial and Western Structures (starting p. 35) -- Impact of the Notion of the State on the Relationship between State and Individual (starting p. 36) -- 4 The Issue of Personality (starting p. 49) -- Preliminary Considerations (starting p. 49) -- The State (starting p. 51) -- The Individual in the African System (starting p. 67) -- The Role of Non-governmental Organisations in the African System (starting p. 87) -- Peoples in the African System (starting p. 103) -- The International Community (starting p. 113) -- Conclusion to the Issue of Personality (starting p. 119) -- 5 The Dichotomy of Laws Applicable in Times of War and Peace (starting p. 123) -- Introduction to the Approach of the African Commission (starting p. 123) -- The Lacuna in Internal Conflicts (starting p. 127) -- The Utility of a Closer Integration of Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws (starting p. 131) -- The Respective Protection Offered by Humanitarian and Human Rights Laws (starting p. 135) -- Enforcement Dependant on the Will of States or Community Action (starting p. 137) -- Enforcement of the Two Sets of Laws (starting p. 142) -- Reservations (starting p. 146) -- The Maintenance of an International Order (starting p. 148) -- 6 The Amicable/Judicial Dichotomy (starting p. 153) -- Settlement of Disputes in Other International Bodies (starting p. 153) -- The Features of Amicable and Judicial Approaches (starting p. 155) -- Effectiveness (starting p. 184) -- The Relationship between Amicable and Judicial: Opposing Dichotomies (starting p. 189) -- 7 Conclusion (starting p. 199) -- Appendixes (starting p. 203) -- Bibliography (starting p. 281) -- Index (starting p. 309)

ISBN

• 1841131229
• 9781841131221

LCCN

2001411405

OCLC

• ocm50251820
• 50251820
• SCSB-8934949

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library