Criminal Law, Constitutional Law And Civil Liberties, Human Rights, Gender Law
Professor
Law
At the Law department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: Sexual And Reproductive Rights , Criminal Law And Criminology
Description: Research relating to issues of gender, abortion,
# | Certificate | School | Year |
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1. | LL.D (Law) | Nelson Mandela School of Law, University of Fort hare, East London, South Africa. | 2011 |
Human Rights
The issue of human rights is and has
always been a topical subject of discussion among people including various
governments of the world. There has been a controversy as to the concept of
regional human rights but this controversy has long been laid to rest by the
adoption of human rights documents by regional governments. Although the
international community has to a larger degree protected human rights at the
international level with the adoption of various human rights treaties and
laws, the African community deemed it fit to have a law which will not only bring
together all the African States in unity but will also reflect Africanism in the
laws applicable in their States. This led to the adoption of several human
rights documents which were adopted by the African States. Prominent among
these laws is the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights which is unique
for its protection of elders’ rights, promotion of communalism as against
individualism and recognition of peoples’ and group rights. This paper re-investigates
the concept of human rights in Africa by examining the human rights mechanisms
adopted by the region. The paper further examines human rights in a traditional
African setting with the purpose of making a comparison between human rights in
Africa as it were and as it is. The paper concludes on the note that the
African protection of human rights is a pure reflection of its cultural values.
ADELEKE FUNMINIYI is a Professor at the Department of Law
ADELEKE has a LL.D in Law from Nelson Mandela School of Law, University of Fort hare, East London, South Africa.