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14 - The African Protection of Human Rights

from Title 4 - The Institutional Architecture of the International Protection of Human Rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2025

Ludovic Hennebel  and
Hélène Tigroudja
Ludovic Hennebel
Affiliation:
Aix-Marseille University
Hélène Tigroudja
Affiliation:
Aix-Marseille University
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Summary

This chapter discusses the African system for the protection of human rights within the African Union. It examines the roles and functions of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, and other African human rights bodies in promoting and protecting human rights on the continent. The chapter explores the legal and institutional framework of the African human rights system, the challenges faced in its implementation, and the efforts to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of human rights mechanisms in Africa.

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African Commission on Human and Peoples’ RightsAfrican Court on Human and Peoples’ RightsAfrican Charter on Human and Peoples’ RightsAfrican UnionSpecial RapporteursState Reporting MechanismCommunication ProcedureProtocol to the African CharterAssembly of Heads of State and GovernmentAfrican Committee of Experts
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International Human Rights Law
A Treatise
 , pp. 274 - 285
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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