Sunday, June 29, 2008

Evans & Murray: The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: The System in Practice 1986–2006

Malcolm Evans (Univ. of Bristol - Law) & Rachel Murray (Univ. of Bristol - Law) have published the second edition of The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights: The System in Practice 1986–2006 (Cambridge Univ. Press 2008). Contents include:
  • Germain Baricako, Introduction: the African Charter and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
  • Gino Naldi, The African Union and the regional human rights system
  • Malcolm Evans & Rachel Murray, The reporting mechanism of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
  • Frans Viljoen, Communications under the African Charter: procedure and admissibility
  • Rachel Murray, Evidence and fact finding by the African Commission
  • Bronwen Manby, Civil and political rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: Articles 1-7
  • Kolawole Olaniyan, Civil and political rights in the African Charter: Articles 8-14
  • Clive Baldwin & Cynthia Morel, Group rights
  • Nobuntu Mbelle, The role of non-governmental organisations and national human rights institutions at the African Commission
  • Fiona Adolu, A view from inside: the role of the Secretariat
  • Rachel Murray, The special rapporteurs in the African system
  • Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga, Working groups of the African Commission and their role in developing the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
  • Ibrahima Kane & Ahmed C. Motala, Creation of a new Court of Justice and Human Rights
  • Fareda Banda, Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa