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Decisions of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights during 2020: Trends and lessons 非洲人权和人民权利法院2020年的裁决：趋势和教训

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a49

T. Makunya

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The right to reparations in the contentious process before the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights: A comparative analysis on account of the revised Rules of Court 非洲人权和人民权利法院诉讼程序中的赔偿权：根据修订后的《法院规则》进行的比较分析

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a32

Kevin Toro Sánchez

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Securing legal reforms to the use of force in the context of police militarisation in Uganda: The role of public interest litigation and structural interdict 在乌干达警察军事化的背景下确保使用武力的法律改革:公益诉讼和结构性封锁的作用

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a48

Sylvie Namwase

{"title":"Securing legal reforms to the use of force in the context of police militarisation in Uganda: The role of public interest litigation and structural interdict","authors":"Sylvie Namwase","doi":"10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a48","url":null,"abstract":"This article argues that the failure by the Ugandan government to put in place clear regulations governing the use of force and firearms by the police and armed security forces, particularly during joint police and military operations, as part of arrest and crowd control operations, threatens to violate the right to life, the right to freedom from inhumane treatment, the right to assemble and the right to a remedy under the Ugandan Constitution. It argues that the constitutional, statutory law and case law framework in Uganda can facilitate public interest litigation in order to secure the adoption by the Ugandan government of comprehensive and internationally-accepted standards on the use of force and firearms by police and armed security forces. The article draws on a recent progressive decision of the High Court in James Muhindo & 3 Others v Attorney-General, and the Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2019 to expound on the proactive potential of article 50 of Uganda's Constitution to deliver expedited institutional and human rights-oriented reforms and to afford the courts oversight functions in the implementation of these reforms through structural interdict. These aspects of the public interest litigation framework in Uganda offer a pathway to civilian-led reform in a highly state-controlled, politicised and militarised police and security sector over which Ugandans otherwise have no civilian oversight. Thus, the article explores the potential of public interest litigation as an empowering tool in competing approaches to state formation in transitional contexts and positions public interest litigation as a transformative response to militarisation in a fragile state.","PeriodicalId":36136,"journal":{"name":"African Human Rights Law Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46858957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Rethinking abortion laws in Nigeria: The trauma of rape victims of Boko Haram 重新思考尼日利亚的堕胎法:博科圣地强奸受害者的创伤

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a41

Folashade Rose Adegbite

{"title":"Rethinking abortion laws in Nigeria: The trauma of rape victims of Boko Haram","authors":"Folashade Rose Adegbite","doi":"10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a41","url":null,"abstract":"Abortion is the medical procedure of expelling a fetus from the uterus before it can result in a live birth. Several means are adopted to achieve this, either by taking medication or having a surgical procedure. 'Abortion' in the context of this research differs from 'miscarriage', a situation whereby pregnancy ends naturally without medical intervention, often referred to as spontaneous abortion. Reasons for abortion vary, ranging from health risks to economic factors, personal misadventure, socio-cultural factors and many others. Diverse justifications have been advanced both in favour of and against the liberalisation of abortion laws globally. Nigerian laws allow abortion only to preserve the life of the mother in the case of medical challenges; abortion done for any other contrary reason is proscribed and regarded as a crime. However, the recent experience ofthe Boko Haram insurgency resulting in humanitarian crises is novel to the existing legal framework. Abducted under-aged girls and women were severely and repeatedly raped and sexually abused, resulting in unwanted pregnancies. Upon being rescued, the traumatised victims' desire for elective abortion unfortunately is not captured in the nation's abortion laws. In this research the issues of rights to the life, sexual and reproductive rights and the economic implications of unwanted pregnancies are critically examined and the well-being of these victims is juxtaposed with the restrictive abortion laws in Nigeria predating the emerging trends. The article recommends an amendment allowing elective abortion in certain circumstances as this will create a new balance and reflect positive social change.","PeriodicalId":36136,"journal":{"name":"African Human Rights Law Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44342555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of COVID-19 on the socio-economic rights of older persons in Africa: The urgency of operationalising the Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons 2019冠状病毒病对非洲老年人社会经济权利的影响:实施《老年人权利议定书》的紧迫性

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a31

P. Oamen, Eghosa O Ekhator

{"title":"The impact of COVID-19 on the socio-economic rights of older persons in Africa: The urgency of operationalising the Protocol on the Rights of Older Persons","authors":"P. Oamen, Eghosa O Ekhator","doi":"10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a31","url":null,"abstract":"Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, it has been reported that older persons have suffered acute hardship and fatalities more than any other age group. According to the World Health Organisation the fatality rate among older persons is five times the global average, and the United Nations has predicted that the mortality rate could climb even higher. The situation is aggravated on the African continent as a result of a shortage of medical personnel and other resources, as well as inadequate palliative measures to address the issues around the pandemic. Despite the provisions in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Older Persons in Africa which seek to provide some safety nets, many of these senior citizens continue to suffer untold socioeconomic hardship. Adopting an analytical and doctrinal methodology, this article examines the Protocol, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and several United Nations policy documents aimed at realising the socio-economic rights of older persons. The article finds that there is a lack of political commitment to operationalise the provisions of the Protocol, as evinced by the limited number of countries that have ratified it since its adoption in 2016. It comparatively engages with the provisions of the Inter-American Convention on the Rights of Older Persons to argue that, beyond the normative framing of these rights in Africa, there is a need for deliberate and genuine commitment by governments in Africa, if the rights are to be realised. The article advocates international, regional and national cooperation and calls for a more liberal judicial approach, to ensure that the Protocol's 'paperisation' of the rights of older persons does not lead or continue to lead to their pauperisation.","PeriodicalId":36136,"journal":{"name":"African Human Rights Law Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46640610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The rights of victims of core international crimes to reparation in Nigeria 尼日利亚核心国际犯罪受害者获得赔偿的权利

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a42

Deborah D Adeyemo

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Business and human rights versus corporate social responsibility: Integration for victim remedies 企业与人权与企业社会责任:受害者救济的整合

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a34

Nojeem Amodu

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Monitoring the implementation of its own decisions: What role for the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights? 监测其决定的执行情况：非洲人权和人民权利委员会的作用是什么？

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a33

Rachel Murray, Debra Long

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Forty years of the African Charter and the reform issues facing the discourse and practice of human rights 《非洲宪章》四十年及人权话语和实践面临的改革问题

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a26

Solomon Dersso

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The right to sustainable development in article 43(3) of the Ethiopian Constitution 《埃塞俄比亚宪法》第43(3)条规定的可持续发展权利

African Human Rights Law Journal Pub Date : 2021-12-31 DOI: 10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a40

S. Mekonnen

{"title":"The right to sustainable development in article 43(3) of the Ethiopian Constitution","authors":"S. Mekonnen","doi":"10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a40","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17159/1996-2096/2021/v21n2a40","url":null,"abstract":"Article 43(3) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia provides that all international agreements concluded by the country shall respect Ethiopia's right to sustainable development. The concept of the 'right to sustainable development' contained in this provision is somewhat unclear. Issues such as the right holders and duty bearers, justiciability and binding nature of this right require clarification in order to effectively enforce it. This article argues that both the state and its people, but not individuals, are the right holders of this right. Under the Constitution the state is the duty bearer of fundamental human rights and freedoms, which include the right to sustainable development. It is the duty of the government to ensure that all international agreements adopted by Ethiopia respect the country's right to sustainable development. Although this right is contained in the Constitution as a goal and group right which does not impose a binding obligation to be enforced by courts, the state should take steps to progressively realise the right by adopting international agreements that incorporate the economic, social and environmental objectives of sustainable development in a balanced manner. In general, the government has a 'soft constitutional obligation' to respect and enforce the right to sustainable development stipulated in article 43(3) in order to protect development-related national interests, ensure legal certainty and consistency, and avoid indirect foreign interference which may occur under the disguise of international agreements and cooperation.","PeriodicalId":36136,"journal":{"name":"African Human Rights Law Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41489586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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