Regional human rights institutions: a comparison of the European and the African human rights systems

bibliographic database
Line

Periodical article

Title:	Regional human rights institutions: a comparison of the European and the African human rights systems
Author:	Bogale, Befekadu
Year:	2014
Periodical:	East African Journal of Peace and Human Rights (ISSN 1021-8858)
Volume:	20
Issue:	1
Pages:	44-67
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Africa Europe
Subject:	human rights institutions
Abstract:	There are currently three functioning regional human rights systems across the world. These are the European, the Inter-American and the African systems. All these have institutions established to spearhead the promotion and protection of human rights within the respective regions. The European system has one-tier institutional machinery of a regional human rights court whereas the lnter-American and the African systems have two-tiered institutional machinery of regional human rights commissions and courts. This article tries to compare the human rights institutions of the European and the African systems in search for lessons from each category. Therefore, by employing a comparative approach, utilizing descriptive and exploratory techniques and based on documentaty sources of information, this article examines the similarities and differences between the European and the African human rights systems focusing on the human rights institutions under each system. The intention of the comparison is to elicit lessons which can be drawn from the experiences of the European system to its African counterpart. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]