International law and domestic human rights litigation in Africa

"African civil law countries are traditionally described as monist and common law countries as dualist. This book illustrates that the monism-dualism dichotomy is too simplistic, in particular in the field of human rights. Academics and practitioners from across the continent illustrate how d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Killander, Magnus (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pretoria University Law Press (PULP)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • International law and domestic human rights litigation in Africa : an introduction / Magnus Killander & Horace Adjolohoun
  • Navigating past the 'dualist doctrine' : the case for progessive jurisprudence on the application of international human rights norms in Kenya / J Osogo Ambani
  • An examination of the use of international law as an interpretative tool in human rights litigation in Ghana and Botswana / Emmanuel K Quansah
  • The place of international law in human rights litigation in Tanzania / Chacha Bhoke Murungu
  • Domestication of international human rights law in Zambia / Michelo Harsungule
  • The application of international human rights in the Ugandan judicial system : a critical enquiry / Busungye Kabumba
  • International law and human rights litigation in Côte d'Ivoire and Benin / Armand Tanoh & Horace Adjolohoun
  • Equality has no mother but sisters : the preference for comparative law over international law in the equality jurisprudence in Namibia / Dunia P Zongwe
  • Litigating the right to health in Nigeria : challenges and prospects / Ebenezer Durojaye
  • The role of international law in the development of children's rights in South Africa : a children's rights litigator's perspective / Karabo Ngidi
  • La Convention contre la torture et son application au niveau national : Le cas du Sénégal dans l'affaire Hissène Habré / Fatou Kama Marone
  • The role of national human rights institutions in promoting international law in domestic legal systems : case study of the Unganda Human Rights Commission / Kenechukwu C Esom.