The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights in Context

The treaty creating the African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights, if and when it comes into force, contains innovative elements that have potentially significant implications for current substantive and procedural approaches to regional and international dispute settlement. Bringing together leading authorities in international criminal law, human rights and transitional justice, this volume provides the first comprehensive analysis of the ‘Malabo Protocol’ while situating it within the wider fields of international law and international relations. The book, edited by Professors Jalloh, Clarke and Nmehielle, offers scholarly, empirical, critically engaged and practical analyses of some of its most challenging provisions. Breaking new ground on the African Court, but also treating old concepts in a novel and relevant way, The African Court of Justice and Human and Peoples’ Rights in Context is for anyone interested in international law, including international criminal law and international human rights law. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core at doi.org/10.1017/9781108525343.

Charles C. Jalloh is Professor of Law at Florida International University, a member of the United Nations International Law Commission where he was the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee for the 70th session, and the Founding Director of the African Court Research Initiative (ACRI). He has published extensively on aspects of international law and is founding editor of the African Journal of Legal Studies and the African Journal of International Criminal Justice.

Kamari M. Clarke is Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles and Co-Director of the African Court Research Initiative funded by the Open Society Foundations. Specializing in international law and legal anthropology, she has held numerous fellowships and grants and has distinguished her career with eight books and over forty book chapters and articles and research excellence awards.

Vincent O. Nmehielle is the Secretary-General of the African Development Bank Group. He is a former Legal Counsel and Director for Legal Affairs of the African Union; a former Professor of Law and Head of the Wits Programme on Law, Justice and Development in Africa, University of the Witwatersrand School, Johannesburg, South Africa; a former Professorial Lecturer in law at the Oxford University and George Washington University Human Rights Programme and a former Principal Defender of the United Nations-Backed Special Court for Sierra Leone.