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Human rights in Africa
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ISBN: 9780521839174 0521839173 9780511494031 1107162440 0511264917 0511265638 0511308736 0511494033 1280749679 0511263341 0511264151 9780511264917 9780511265631 9780511263347 9780511264153 9781280749674 9781107162440 9780511308734 Year: 2004 Publisher: Cambridge, UK New York Cambridge University Press

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This work examines the role of the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union, and how it has dealt with human rights since its inception in 1963. It considers the role of its main institutions both under the OAU and its transformation into the African Union. The book is divided into chapters examining various themes including the rights of women, the rights of the child, the concept of democracy and the right to development. Written by a leading human rights scholar, this book is essential reading for lawyers acting for African states, and for foreign governments and NGOs active in Africa, as well as being of interest to international and comparative human rights scholars.

The role of national human rights institutions at the international and regional levels : the experience of Africa.
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ISBN: 9781841133942 Year: 2007 Publisher: Oxford Hart


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The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights : a commentary
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ISBN: 9780198810582 019881058X 0191847852 0192538586 0192538594 Year: 2020 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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In this first English language commentary on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Rachael Murray sets out the negotiating history of each provision along with the relevant case law, decisions, and resolutions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, and subsequent state practice.


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The modernist exoskeleton : insects, war, literary form
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ISBN: 1474458211 147445819X Year: 2020 Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,

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Focusing on the writing of Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, H.D. and Samuel Beckett, this book uncovers a shared fascination with the aesthetic possibilities of the insect body - its adaptive powers, distinct stages of growth and swarming formations.


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The role of National Human Rights Institutions at the international and regional levels : the experience of Africa
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ISBN: 1472563956 1281165646 9786611165642 1847313647 Year: 2007 Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing,

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"National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), defined by the UN as bodies established to promote and protect human rights, have increased in number since the General Assembly adopted principles governing their effectiveness in 1993. The UN and others have encouraged states to set up such institutions as an indication of their commitment to human rights, and now over 20 such institutions exist in Africa and many more will follow. These institutions have taken various forms including ombudsmen, commissions, or a combination of the two. They differ in terms of how they are established; some by constitution, some by legislation and some by decree. These NHRIs have varying functions, usually both promotional and protective, such as giving advice to government, parliament, and others, making recommendations on compliance with human rights standards, awareness raising, and analysis of law and policy. Despite the considerable variations in the method of their creation, powers and composition, most of these institutions have chosen or indeed been mandated, to become involved in international and regional fora. This book examines these institutions in the African region, the way in which they use the international and regional fora, the effectiveness of their contributions and how they are able to participate."--Bloomsbury Publishing.


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The African Commission on Human and People's Rights and international law
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ISBN: 1472562135 1280808772 9786610808779 1847311490 Year: 2000 Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing,

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"The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, established in 1987, was the third regional instrument, after the European and American systems, for the promotion and protection of human rights. This book, drawing on the jurisprudence and practice of the Commission, challenges the applicability of international law to the African situation. Following an examination of the evolution of the African Charter and the status of ratification, Murray questions the opposing dichotomy approach of international law. Her critical analysis covers the notion of the state, the issue of personality and the application of the international law distinctions between war and peace and judicial and amicable disputes. The experience and approach of the African Commission is compared with that of other regional and international bodies, leading to the conclusion that a more holistic approach to international law is required if human rights are to be adequately protected. In addition to making an important contribution to legal scholarship on the subject of the Commission this book will serve as a reference work, a textbook and an invaluable practitioners tool."--Bloomsbury Publishing.


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The modernist exoskeleton : Insects, war, literary form
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ISBN: 9781474458191 Year: 2020 Publisher: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press

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Focusing on the writing of Wyndham Lewis, D. H. Lawrence, H.D. and Samuel Beckett, this book uncovers a shared fascination with the aesthetic possibilities of the insect body - its adaptive powers, distinct stages of growth and swarming formations. Through a series of close readings, it proposes that the figure of the exoskeleton, which functions both as a protective outer layer and as a site of encounter, can enhance our understanding of modernism's engagement with nonhuman life, as well as its questioning of the boundaries of the human.

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The Modernist Exoskeleton
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ISBN: 9781474458214 Year: 2022 Publisher: Edinburgh

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