Frans Viljoen

International Human Rights Law in Africa

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Providing a comprehensive and analytical overview of human rights in Africa, this book deals particularly with the African regional system of human rights protection. Among the issues it explores are poverty, HIV AIDS, and the tension between international standards and national implementation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 662
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 175mm x 43mm
• Gewicht: 1293g
• ISBN-13: 9780199645589
• ISBN-10: 0199645582
• Artikelnr.: 34739232

Autorenporträt

Frans Viljoen is Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

* Part I - Background
* 1: An Introduction to International Human Rights Law
* Part II - The Global Level
* 2: The Role of United Nations Organs and Agencies in Realizing Human
Rights in Africa
* 3: The United Nations Treaty-Based Human Rights System and Africa
* Part III - The Regional Level
* 4: The African Regional Architecture and Human Rights
* 5: Substantive Human Rights Norms in the African Regional System
* 6: The African Commission: An Introduction and Assessment
* 7: The African Commission: Protective Mandate
* 8: The African Commission: Promotional Mandate
* 9: The African Children's Rights Committee
* 10: The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
* Part IV - The Subregional Level
* 11: The Realization of Human Rights in Africa through Subregional
Institutions
* Part V - The National Level
* 12: Domestication of Human Rights Law
* Part VI - Conclusion
* 13: Conclusion