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The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights: Safeguarding the Interests of African States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2007

Gina Bekker
Gina Bekker
Affiliation:
Lecturer in law, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.
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Abstract

This article examines the extent to which the decision to establish the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights was motivated by the desire of African states to safeguard their own interests at the expense of effectively protecting human rights in Africa. Using an examination of the drafting history of the Banjul Charter and the establishment of the African Commission as a background, this article explores the potential implications for the future of human rights protection on the continent as a result of the creation of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights and its proposed merger with the African Court of Justice.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of African Law , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , April 2007 , pp. 151 - 172
Copyright
Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 2007

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