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Governance, Human Rights, and Political Transformation in Africa

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Editors:
  1. Michael Addaney

    1. Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

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  2. Michael Gyan Nyarko

    1. Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

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  3. Elsabé Boshoff

    1. African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Banjul, The Gambia

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  • Combines contributions from emerging African and internationally recognized scholars in the field of international human rights law and democratic governance in Africa
  • Contributes to the development of African scholarship and reinforces contemporary international discourse on good governance and human rights
  • Analyzes human rights in Africa under four key imperatives: promotion, protection, respect and fulfilment

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Historical Context of Governance and Human Rights in Africa

    • Michael Gyan Nyarko, Michael Addaney, Elsabé Boshoff
    Pages 1-14

  4. Constitutional and Judicial Protection of Human Rights

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Interdependence Versus Checks and Balances of Power: A Reflection on the Role of Constitutional Court in South Africa

      • Ademola Oluborode Jegede, Sidogi Tendani
      Pages 71-90

    3. The Golden Jubilee of the Mauritian Bill of Rights: A Milestone to Celebrate or Time for Reflections?

      • Ashwanee Budoo, Roopanand Amar Mahadew
      Pages 91-115

    4. Transcending Dualism: Deconstructing Colonial Vestiges in Ghana’s Treaty Law and Practice

      • Godwin E. K. Dzah
      Pages 117-147

    5. Human Rights-Based Reform of Criminal Law in Africa

      • Emma Charlene Lubaale
      Pages 149-171

  5. Civil Engagement in Governance and Human Rights

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Advancing the Right to Demonstrate in Kenya Through Negotiated Management

      • Mariam Kamunyu, Edward Kahuthia Murimi
      Pages 175-215

    3. The Right to Peaceful Assembly in a Chaotic Democracy: An Analysis of Nigerian Law

      • Bamisaye Olutola
      Pages 217-246

    4. The Role of the Judiciary in Safeguarding the Right to Assembly and Public Protest in Ghana

      • Michael Gyan Nyarko
      Pages 247-275

    5. The Role of Election Management Bodies in Advancing Democracy in Ghana

      • Bright Sefah
      Pages 277-306

  6. Emerging Challenges in Governance and Human Rights In Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 307-307
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    2. Balancing National Security and Human Rights in the Fight Against Boko Haram in Nigeria

      • Chairman Okoloise
      Pages 309-331

    3. The Legal Challenges of Offering Protection to Climate Refugees in Africa

      • Michael Addaney
      Pages 333-358

    4. The Best Interest of the Child and Climate Change Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Elsabé Boshoff
      Pages 359-386

    5. Protecting Environmental Rights in the Context of Oil Extraction in Africa

      • Michael Addaney, Bamisaye Olutola, Charlotte Kabaseke
      Pages 387-412
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About this book

This edited volume examines the development and challenges of governance, democracy, and human rights in Africa. It analyzes the emerging challenges for strengthening good governance in the region and explores issues related to civil, political, economic, cultural, and social rights highlighting group rights including women, girls, and other minority groups. The project presents a useful study of the democratization processes and normative developments in Africa exploring challenges in the form of corruption, conflict, political violence, and their subsequent impact on populations. The contributors appraise the implementation gap between law and practice and the need for institutional reform to build strong and robust mechanisms at the domestic, regional, and international levels. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Research Institute of Environmental Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China

    Michael Addaney

  • Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

    Michael Gyan Nyarko

  • African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Banjul, The Gambia

    Elsabé Boshoff

About the editors

Michael Addaney is Scholar at the Research Institute of Environmental Law of Wuhan University Law School, Wuhan, China. 


Michael Gyan Nyarko is Litigation Coordinator and Researcher, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, South Africa.


Elsabé Boshoff is Technical Assistant/Legal Officer at the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Secretariat in Banjul, The Gambia.


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