International Human Rights Law in Africa & Domestic Human Rights Law in Africa (2 Vols.)

The aim of this reference work is to make African human rights law accessible to all those involved in or interested in human rights law on the continent in order to strengthen its impact.
Primary documents are introduced and reproduced and presented in a coherent framework. The main institutions - public and private - dealing with human rights in Africa are identified and discussed. Comprehensive overviews of the international human rights legal regimes applicable to Africa, as well as country reports are provided. This book tries to contribute towards documenting, systemising and anchoring the African human rights system.

About the author

Christof Heyns is Professor of Human Rights Law and Director of the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria.
Morne van der Linde is a Researcher at the Centre for Human Rights and heads the Environmental Programme at the Centre.

Product details

• Assisted by: Christof Heyns (Editor), Morne van der Linde (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2004
• EAN: 9789004138810
• ISBN: 978-90-04-13881-0
• No. of pages: 1740
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 286 mm x 84 mm
• Weight: 5588 g
• Series: Human Rights Law in Africa
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law