Human rights law in Africa 1999 / / Christof Heyns.

• Superior document: Human Rights Law in Africa
• VerfasserIn: Heyns, C. H.
• Place / Publishing House: The Hauge, The Netherlands : : Kluwer Law International,, [2002]; ©2002
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Language: English
• Series: Human Rights Law in Africa
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (632 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION -- PART ONE : THE UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA -- Chart of ratifications of the main UN human rights treaties by African states -- Reservations, interpretive declarations and objections -- Discussion of African states and the UN human rights instruments -- The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) -- Texts of the ICTR -- United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the ICTR -- Statute of the ICTR (1994, as amended) -- Resolution on the ICTR (1995) -- Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR (1995, as amended) -- Directive on the Assignment of Defence Counsel (1996, as amended) -- Code of Professional Conduct for Defence Counsel (1998) -- Rules Covering the Detention of Persons Awaiting Trial or Appeal Before the Tribunal (1998) -- Discussion of the ICTR -- Introduction to the ICTR -- Discussion of the Statute of the ICTR -- Discussion of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence of the ICTR -- Discussion of the assignment of defence counsel for the ICTR -- PART TWO : THE REGIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA -- (1) THE ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY -- Organogram of the OAU -- Chart of ratifications of the main OAU human rights treaties -- Reservations, interpretive declarations and objections -- Texts of human rights and related instruments of the OAU -- Charter of the OAU (1963) -- African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1968/69) -- OAU Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa (1969/74) -- Cultural Charter for Africa (1976/90) -- Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa (1977/85) -- Documents on the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Mbaye Draft of the African Charter (1979) -- Address by the President of Senegal (1979).

Dakar Draft of the African Charter (1979) -- Report of the Secretary-General on the Draft African Charter (1981) -- African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981/86) -- African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1990 -) -- Bamako Convention on the Ban of the Import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary Movement and Management of Hazardous Wastes within Africa (1991/98) -- Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community (1991/94) -- Documents of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government -- Declaration on the Problem of Subversion (1965) -- Decision on Human and Peoples' Rights in Africa (1979) -- Resolution on the First Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1988) -- Resolution on the Second Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1989) -- Resolution on the Third Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1990) -- Resolution on the World Summit on Children (1990) -- Declaration on the Political and Socio-Economic Situation in Africa and the Fundamental Changes Taking Place in the World (1990) -- Resolutions on the Fourth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1991) -- Resolution on the Ratification of the African Charter (1992) -- Draft Resolution on Overdue Reports for Adoption (1992) -- Draft Resolution on Promotional Activities (1992) -- Resolution on the AIDS Epidemic in Africa (1993) -- Resolution on the African Regional Food and Nutrition Strategy (1993) -- Resolution on the Sixth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1993) -- Cairo Declaration on the Occasion of the Thirtieth Anniversary of the OAU (1993) -- Resolution on the Seventh Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1994) -- Tunis Declaration on AIDS and the Child in Africa (1994) -- Declaration on a Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations (1994) -- Declaration on Social Development (1994).

Tunis Declaration on the 1969 Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems (1994) -- Resolution on the Eighth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1995) -- Relaunching Africa's Economic and Social Development: The Cairo Agenda for Action (1995) -- Resolution on Regular Reporting of the Implementation Status of OAU Declarations on HIV/AIDS in Africa (1996) -- Resolution on the African Common Position on Food Security and the Preparations for the World Food Summit (1996) -- Resolution on the Ninth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1996) -- Resolution on the Launching of the Decade of Education in Africa (1997-2006) (1996) -- Resolution on Bioethics (1996) -- Resolution on Burundi (1996) -- Decision on the Tenth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1996) -- Resolution on the Eleventh Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1997) -- Resolution on the Twelfth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission (1998) -- Documents of the Council of Ministers -- Resolution on the Root-Causes of the African Refugee Problem (1985) -- Resolution on the Situation of Refugees in Africa (1986) -- Resolution on the Situation of Refugees in Africa (1987) -- Resolution on Dumping of Nuclear and Industrial Waste in Africa (1988) -- Resolution on the Programme of Essential Medicines for Children and their Mothers (1988) -- Resolution on the International Conference on the Plight of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Southern Africa (1989) -- Resolution on the Strategies for the Decade for the African Child (1990-2000)(1989) -- Resolution on the Integration of Women in Development (1989) -- Resolution on the Root-Causes of the African Refugee Problem (1990) -- Resolution on the African Commission (1992) -- Resolution on the Promotion of Human Rights in Africa (1992).

Resolution on the Need to Strengthen the Supremacy of Law in Africa (1996) -- Resolution on Measures Taken in View of the Implementation of Resolution AHG/Res 230 (XXX) and the Establishment of an African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights (1996) -- Documents of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Programme of Action of the African Commission (1988) -- African Commission Programme of Activities 1992-1996 (1992) -- Rules of Procedure of the African Commission (as amended in 1995) -- The Mauritius Plan of Action 1996-2001 (1996) -- Guidelines for National Periodic Reports: 1989 version -- Guidelines for National Periodic Reports: 1998 version -- Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights -- Recommendation on Periodic Reports (1988) -- Resolution on the Celebration of an African Day of Human Rights (1989) -- Resolution on the Establishment of Committees on Human Rights at National, Regional or Sub-Regional Level (1989) -- Resolution on the Integration of the Provisions of the African Charter into the National Laws of States (1989) -- Recommendation on some Modalities for Promoting Human and Peoples' Rights (1989) -- Resolution on the Right to Recourse and Fair Trial (1992) -- Resolution on the Right to Freedom of Association (1992) -- Resolution on Human and Peoples' Rights Education (1993) -- Resolution on International Humanitarian Law and Human and Peoples' Rights (1993) -- Resolution on Rwanda (1994) -- Resolution on South Africa (1994) -- Resolution on Contemporary Forms of Slavery (1994) -- Resolution on the Military (1994) -- Resolution on Nigeria (1994) -- Resolution on Rwanda (1994) -- Resolution on The Gambia (1994) -- Resolution on the Human Rights Situation in Africa (1995) -- Resolution on Sudan (1995) -- Resolution on Nigeria (1995) -- Resolution on The Gambia (1995).

Resolution on Anti-Personnel Mines (1995) -- Resolution on Prisons in Africa (1995) -- Resolution on Liberia (1996) -- Resolution on the Respect for and Strengthening of the Independence of the Judiciary (1996) -- Resolution on the Role of Lawyers and Judges in Integration of the Charter and Enhancement of the Commission's Work in National and Sub-Regional Systems (1996) -- Resolution on Electoral Process and Participatory Governance (1996) -- Resolution on Burundi (1996) -- Resolution on Zaire (1997) -- Resolution on the Protection of the Name, Acronym and Logo of the African Commission (1997) -- Resolution on the International Criminal Court (1998) -- Resolution on the Ratification of the Convention on Anti-Personnel Mines (1998) -- Resolution on the Ratification of the Treaty on the International Criminal Court (1998) -- Resolution on Nigeria's Return to a Democratic System (1998) -- Resolution on the Ratification of the Additional Protocol on the Creation of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (1998) -- Resolution on the Co-operation between the African Commission and NGOs having Observer Status with the Commission (1998) -- Resolution on Granting Observer Status to National Human Rights Institutions in Africa (1998) -- Mechanisms for Urgent Response to Human Rights Emergencies Under Article 58 of the African Charter (1998) -- Non-Compliance of State Parties to Adopted Recommendations of the African Commission: A Legal Approach Annex: Draft Resolution on the Implementation of the Recommendations of the African Commission (1998) -- Resolution on the Peace Process in Guinea-Bissau (1998) -- Mandates of the Special Rapporteurs Appointed by the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights -- The Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions -- The Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa.

The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa.