Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "African Commission"
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The African Commission on Human and People's Rights and the woman question
(Springer, 2016)This paper proposes that in developing jurisprudence on women's rights, the African Commission will need to ask the woman question particularly the African woman question. The woman question requires a judicial or ... -
African Commission reaffirms protection of socio-economic rights in the African Charter
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2010)In July 2010, the ruling of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Commission) in relation to communications 279/03 and 296/05 was made public, the decision having been adopted in May 2009. The ... -
The African Women's Protocol and sexual rights
(The International Journal of Human Rights, 2014-11)‘Sexual rights’ are defined to include the rights of all persons free of coercion, violence and discrimination to the highest attainable standards of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care ... -
An appraisal of international law mechanisms for litigating socio-economic rights, with a particular focus on the optional protocol to the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights and the African Commission and Court
(Stellenbosch Law Review, 2011)Litigation of socio-economic rights at international level is a viable option where access to justice at the national level is unattainable. International law mechanisms for litigating these rights are therefore useful for ... -
Enforcing the economic, social and cultural rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : twenty years of redundancy, progression and significant strides
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2006)The fight against poverty and underdevelopment in Africa is amongst others dependent on how successfully the socio-economic rights protected in both the regional and universal instruments are concretised. The last 20 years ... -
Parliaments and the MDGs
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2010)During the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit that took place in New York from 20 to 22 September 2010, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations (UN) Millennium Campaign organised a meeting aimed ... -
Reading the right to food into the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : Africa's regional developments
(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2004)The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Charter) of 1981 is the principal regional instrument protecting human and peoples’ rights in Africa. It incorporates a wide range of socio-economic rights, including ... -
Revisiting the normative framework of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in the context of evidence obtained through human rights violations: Has it served its purpose?
(2018)This article examines the normative context of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in dealing with evidence obtained through human rights violations, and whether it serves its purpose. It unpacks the concept ... -
The right to return to one's country in Africa: Article 12(2) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
(Scielo South Africa, 2021)At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic many African countries barred people, including citizens and foreign nationals, from entering or leaving their territories. This was the case although article 12(2) of the African ... -
The rule of law: Approaches of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and selected African states
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2012)The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights is empowered to promote and protect human rights in Africa. Although the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights does not expressly use the phrase 'rule of law', the ... -
The special rapporteur on the rights of women in Africa (SRRWA) 2007-2015
(IFE Centre for Psychological Studies (ICPS), 2018)The purpose of this article is to examine the progress recorded so far by this mechanism focusing on the period from 2007-2015. It focuses on the relevance and importance of the office of the SRRWA as a special mechanism ... -
The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) 2007-2015
(Gender & Behaviour, 2018-06)The purpose of this article is to examine the progress recorded so far by this mechanism focusing on the period from 2007-2015. It focuses on the relevance and importance of the office of the SRRWA as a special mechanism ...