This edited collection explores key human rights themes and situates them in the context of developments on the African continent. It examines critical debates

An interpretative history of human rights in Africa, exploring indigenous rights traditions, anti-slavery, anti-colonialism, post-colonial violations and pro-de

This book explores the nexus between natural resources ownership and the right to development in Africa. The right to sovereignty over natural resources and the

The African human rights system has undergone some remarkable developments since the adoption of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights, the cornerston

1 The dominant discourse