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Title:Human rights developments in the African Union during 2008
Authors:Biegon, JaphetISNI
Killander, MagnusISNI
Year:2009
Periodical:African Human Rights Law Journal (ISSN 1609-073X)
Volume:9
Issue:1
Pages:295-311
Language:English
Geographic term:Africa
Subjects:African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights
African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
Abstract:The year 2008 saw significant developments towards harnessing the institutional framework for the promotion and protection of human rights in Africa. More financial resources were allocated to the system. The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights adopted interim Rules of Procedure which, by the end of the year, were still not harmonized to enable the Commission to submit its first case to the Court. The slow progress towards making the Court operational impedes the impact of the African human rights system. Another impediment is the inadequate response of African Union (AU) policy organs to gross human rights violations, undemocratic rule, and the question of impunity. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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