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This paper explores the current problematic rebirth of liberalism in Africa and why the rule of law must be … law in a resurgent Africa must be done, but the failed models of yore should not be replanted. The rebirth of liberalism … in Africa – if that is what Africans want – must be problematized. But that rebirth must deepen democracy to release the …
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injustice widows endure throughout Africa, and elsewhere, there is no consensus on the importance of changing the customary … widely accepted are now being challenged in the face of the changing socioeconomic conditions in Africa, flagrant human … economy has been imposed by colonial imperialists, the fact is these changes exist, Africa has been transformed and adaptation …
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The degree of justiciability (as well as enforcement) of the socio-economic rights of the African Charter have always played second fiddle to that of the traditional civil and political rights. Over two decades after the coming into force of the Charter, the African Commission has received...
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This Insight highlights the relationships, dynamics, and cooperation that led to the African Human Rights Court's Order against Libya in the case African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights v. Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. In particular, it emphasizes the complex...
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Termination of pregnancy (TOP) or feticide for severe fetal anomalies is ethically and morally challenging and maybe considered illegal in countries with restrictive abortion laws. While diagnostic modalities such as fetal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and genetic screening have...
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toward universal care, given its particular socioeconomic circumstances. This underscores the recent trend in Africa toward …
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argument, the first part of this article considers the history of human rights discourse in Africa and its role in the struggle … also takes note of unique features of the African normative human rights framework and areas where Africa has taken the …
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There is a need for the countries of Southern Africa to invest in building infrastructure, for which purpose they can … could complicate efforts to develop the infrastructure so urgently needed in Southern Africa.Full text of article available …
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and the increased demand of natural supplies forced investors to focus on Africa. This circumstance, for over a decade …, has put all Africa, including both developed and industrialized countries in an embarrassing position with very low … foreign investment. It is not possible to discuss Africa's development without referring to the current Chinese investment in …
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