The protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa : international, regional and national perspectives /

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Imprint:New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13454411
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Other authors / contributors:Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge, editor, author.
Chenwi, Lilian Manka, editor, author.
ISBN:9781316809129
1316809129
9781316806937
1316806936
9781316780251
1316780252
9781107173651
1107173655
9781316625866
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary:This book critically examines models of domestic, regional and international judicial protection of economic, cultural and social rights in Africa.
Other form:Print version: Protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107173651
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Kate O'Regan
  • Part I: Introduction
  • The protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa / Danwood M. Chirwa and Lilian Chenwi
  • Part II: International protection
  • Direct protection of economic, social and cultural rights in international law / Lilian Chenwi and Danwood M. Chirwa
  • Indirect protection of economic, social and cultural rights in international law / Martin Scheinin
  • Part III: African regional and sub-regional protection
  • The protection of economic, social and cultural rights under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights / Manisuli Ssenyonjo
  • The protection of women's economic, social and cultural rights in Africa / Rebecca Brown and Judy Oder
  • Socio-economic rights under the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child: progress and prospects / Julia Sloth-Nielsen
  • Protection of the economic, social and cultural rights of older persons and persons with disabilities in the African regional system / Lilian Chenwi
  • Group rights and the protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Africa / Danwood M. Chirwa
  • Regional institutional and remedial arrangements for the judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa / Frans Viljoen
  • Sub-regional judicial enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights / Solomon T. Ebobrah
  • Part IV: Domestic constitutional protection models and jurisprudence
  • Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in South Africa / Sandra Liebenberg
  • Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights under Kenya's 2010 constitution / Godfrey Odongo and Godfrey Musila
  • Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Lusophone legal systems: Angola and Mozambique / Aquinaldo C. Mandlate, Joao Nhampossa and Danwood M. Chirwa
  • Direct constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Francophone legal systems: Senegal / Fatimata Diallo
  • Ethiopia's hybrid constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights / Sisay A. Yeshanew
  • Uganda's hybrid constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights / Christopher Mbazira
  • Ghana's hybrid constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights / Peter A. Atupare
  • Indirect constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in Nigeria / Enyinna S. Nwauche
  • Indirect constitutional protection of economic, social and cultural rights in cameroon / Atangcho N. Akonumbo.